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Natural shell
Nubian
Napatan Period
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), West 609
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Length x diameter: 4.9 x 2 cm (1 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-620i
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West) 609, March 1923: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.