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Piece of shell
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Amanikhareqerem
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. N. XXXVI
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
2 x 1 cm (13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-1-36d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
Descriptiond) Piece of shell, white. See also 22-1-36a,c.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. North, Pyramid XXXVII. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.