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Two shell earrings
Nubian
Early Kerma
2400–2050 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KN 148, x
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 4.0 x 4.5 x 0.2 cm (1 9/16 x 1 3/4 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-1416
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionTwo disk shell earrings, one broken.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, KN 148, x. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.