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New Kingdom
This hip belt, or girdle, belonged to one of three foreign wives of Thutmose III. It is generally accepted that the larger "wallet" beads of gold and lapis lazuli are stylized cowrie shells. Such beads were popular in the Middle Kingdom and symbolized fertility.
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Title: Girdle with gold and lapis wallet-shaped beads
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Qabbanat el-Qurud, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III (Wadi D, Tomb 1)
Medium: Gold, lapis lazuli
Dimensions: L. of girdle 81.3 cm (32 in.); Largest lapis lazuli bead: L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in); w. 1.2 cm (1/2 in); th. 0.3 cm (1/8 in)
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1926; Purchase, Frederick P. Huntley Bequest, 1958, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1982
Accession Number: 26.8.60
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