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Shell
Nubian
Early Kerma
about 2400–2050 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KN 166
Medium/Technique
Shell (Charonia sequenziac)
Dimensions
Length: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-1499
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
DescriptionA large spiral shell.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, KN 166. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.