Shell
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
FindspotMesaid, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueShell
DimensionsOverall: 2 x 2.5 cm (13/16 x 1 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.283
On View
Not on viewClassificationsOrganic remains
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed), tomb 92. M/92. 1910: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
about 690–664 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.