Cowrie shells
Sixteen small [cowrie] shells. Illustration: Yes
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- ID
- HUMFA_24-11-285
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Miscellaneous
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- Findspot
- Pit G 7131
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- Material
- Shell
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- Dimensions
- Width: average: 1.3 cm Length: average: 1.75 cm Thickness: average: .55 cm
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Object Ownership Information
- MFA accession number: 24.2398
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- Date of Register Entry
- 11/08/1924
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- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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Simpson, William Kelly. The Mastabas of Kawab, Khafkhufu I and II. Giza Mastabas 3. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, p. 32.