Cowrie Shell Girdle of Sithathoryunet
Unknown Artist
ca. 1887–1813 B.C.
Medium
Gold, carnelian, feldspar, pellets of copper-silver alloy
Dimensions
L. 84.3 cm (33 3/16 in.) L. (cowrie) 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Classification
Girdle, Sithathoryunet
Period
Middle Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry Walters Gift, 1916
Accession Number
16.1.5
Rights
Public Domain