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Fragments of shell
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani
664–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Tomb 77 (N.M. 7), Chamber
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 0.9 x 1.0 x 1.55 cm (3/8 x 3/8 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-169
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionThree small fragments of shell. (Also found was one small scrap of gold foil, which the register does not have recorded as being with the shell fragments.)
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Tomb 77, Chamber. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.