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Shell fragments
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXXVI, stairs
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Length (largest frag.): 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-2-1845
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
DescriptionLarge fragment of a shell and several smaller fragments.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 36 (tomb of Atakhebasken), stairs. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of the Sudan.