This wonderful golden shell was found among other objects in the funerary complex of Sekhemkhet, the successor of King Djoser of the 3rd Dynasty.
It is a small container that was reproduced in the form of a seashell. It swings open on a tiny hinge and clasps shut by means of two small exterior hooks. It may have also been used to hang the shell from a chain as a pendant. Its function may have been as a receptacle for cosmetics and pigments.
