Seven beads in the shape of cowrie shells
Middle Kingdom
Not on view
These seven beads take the form of cowrie shells and were once most likely part of a beaded girdle. Several of the beads contain pellets so that the girdle would have made a soft noise as its owner moved.
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Jewelry from the Haraga Treasure, United at the Met
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