Girdle with gold and lapis wallet-shaped beads, ca. 1479–1425

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Girdle with gold and lapis wallet-shaped beads, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1425 , From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Qabbanat el-Qurud, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III (Wadi D, Tomb 1), Gold, lapis lazuli, L. of girdle cm (32 in), This hip belt, or girdle, belonged to one of three foreign wives of Thutmose III. It is generally accepted that the larger 'wallet' beads of gold and lapis lazuli are stylized cowrie shells. Such beads were popular in the Middle Kingdom and symbolized firtility

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