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Cowrie shell bead

Unknown maker
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
length of shell 3.7 cm (17/16 in)
Department
Egyptian Art
Dated
ca. 1878–1840 B.C.
Pixels
4000 × 3221
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Cowrie shell bead. ca. 1878–1840 B.C.. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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