Shell Amulet
Unknown Artist
ca. 2649–2100 B.C.
Medium
Carnelian
Dimensions
H. 1.4 × W. 1.2 × D. 0.5 cm (9/16 × 1/2 × 3/16 in.)
Classification
Amulet, shell
Period
Old Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession Number
10.130.2436