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Pierced shell ornament
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Debris between tombs 13 and 20
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 3.4 x 3.9 cm (1 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-194
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionSmall shell, hole through top.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, debris between Tombs 13 and 20. 1915: 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.