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Pierced conch shell
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tumulus X, B: 377, body XJ
Medium/Technique
Shell
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1563
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, tumulus X, B: 377, body XJ. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.