Hepy, String of cowrie shells

Unknown Artist

ca. 1950–1885 B.C.

Hepy, String of cowrie shells by Unknown Artist

Medium

Shell (Marine), Nacre, Pearl

Dimensions

l. 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in)

Classification

Cowrie shells

Period

Middle Kingdom

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1934

Accession Number

34.1.142

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