Receptacle in the Form of a Shell

JE 92656 Cairo Antiquities Museum

Material: Gold
Length 5.3 CM
Location: Saqqara, Funerary Complex of Sekhemkhet
Excavation: Antiquities Service Excavation (1950)
Date: 3rd Dynasty Reign of Sekhemkhet (2611-2603 BC)

Photographer: Unknown

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