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Shell fragments
Nubian
Early Kerma
2400–2050 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KN 90-X
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
height x width x thickness (of largest fragment): 12.0 x 13.8 x 0.85 cm (4 3/4 x 5 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-1198
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionSeveral fragments of a broken shell.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma. KN 90-X. 1916 : excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.