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Shell
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Khor Bahan, Cemetery 17, Grave 48
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 x 3 x 0.3 cm (2 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number17/48b
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
ProvenanceBahan. (ASN 17/48b). 1907: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; awarded to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.