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Shell fragment
Nubian
Napatan Period
about 643–593 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXII, south of chapel
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 4.7 x 2.7 x 0.15 cm (1 7/8 x 1 1/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-1-585
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXII (Amanimalel), south of chapel. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.