Fourteen pendants for a necklace, Middle Kingdom, ca. 1887–1750 BC, From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Haraga, Cemetery A, Tomb 124, Silver and shell, Range of each: H. 1.5 to 2 cm (9/16 to 13/16 in.); W. 1 to 1.6 cm (3/8 to 5/8 in.); D. 0.5 to 0.7 cm (3/16 to 1/4 in.), These fourteen pendants are unique. Each pendant was created by fashioning a flat oval cut from the upper surface of a marine shell, probaly in the family Neritidae. Each piece of shell was then set into a flat piece of silver with a loop at the top
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Fourteen pendants, necklace, Middle Kingdom, ca, 1887–1750 BC, Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Haraga, Cemetery, Tomb 124, Silver, shell, Range, H, 1.5, 2 cm, 9/16, 13/16, W, 1, 1.6, 3/8, 5/8, D, 0.5, 0.7, 3/16, 1/4, fourteen, pendants, unique, pendant, created, fashioning, flat oval, cut, upper surface, marine shell, probaly, family Neritidae, piece, set, piece, silver, loop, top
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