Shell with cartouch of S'en Worset I

Maker: Unknown

1971–1926 B.C.

Ancient Art

Not on view
Medium

Shell

Dimensions

4 5/16 × 4 1/8 in. (11 × 10.5 cm)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift

Accession Number

1937.186

Culture

Egyptian

Period

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12

Classification

Jewelry

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Berens Collection, sale Sotheby's, July 1923.
Bibliography
  • Gerry D. Scott, III, Ancient Egyptian Art at Yale, 1st (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1986), 70–71, no. 36A, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Inscriptions

The object is inscribed with the royal name Kheper-Ku-Re' the throne name of S'en-Worset I

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