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Shell necklace
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
30 B.C.–A.D 364
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple, room J2
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .16 Length:
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.993
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionFourteen sea shells; good condition. Twelve small shells strung together, plus one loose small shell and one loose cowrie.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple, room J2 (= sloping corridor 28). 1907: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)