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Hepy, String of cowrie shells

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Shell (Marine) Nacre Pearl, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 early-mid

Egyptian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1934

Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, tomb west of the tomb of Senwosretankh, Pit 3 Burial of Hepy scattered in front of blocking wall, MMA excavations 1933–34

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Title: Hepy, String of cowrie shells

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Shell (Marine) Nacre Pearl, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 early-mid.

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