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Shell pendant
Nubian
Early Kerma
2400–2050 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K N130 -4
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 11.1 x 11.5 cm (4 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-1367
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionIt consists of perfect pierced shell with four holes on top of shell, large bivalve (like a clamshell). Similar to 13.3806 and 16-4-1603.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, K N 130. 1916: 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.