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Shell fragments
Nubian
Early Kerma
2400–2050 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KN 11-debris
Medium/Technique
Pearl shell
Dimensions
height x width (of largest fragment): 5.85 x 9.2 cm (2 5/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-2-239b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionThree fragments of a pierced pearl shell.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma. KN 11-debris. 1915 : excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.