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Title: String of shells
Period: Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 25–26
Date: ca. 712–525 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Mentuhotep II, Court, among intrusive burials, MMA excavations, 1920–22
Medium: Shell, fiber
Dimensions: L. 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Object Number: 22.3.65e
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