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Shell ring
Nubian
Early Kerma
2400–1700 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K N52X
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 1.1 x 3 cm (7/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-1047
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionShell ring, mottled with black.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, K N52X. 1916: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.