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Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, Room S28, Taharqa Temple
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 1.2 x 0.9 x 0.3 cm (1/2 x 3/8 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1901
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionSmall shell.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Semna, Taharqa Temple, Room S28. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.