Fragment of a cowrie belt
2400–1550 B.C.
FindspotAniba, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueShell
DimensionsDiameter and length: 2 x 12 cm (13/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of George Steindorff
Accession number50.4077
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Aniba, object number 1508; No tomb number. Excavated by Georg Steindorff; assigned to Georg Steindorff by the government of Sudan.
3850–3650 B.C.
30 B.C.–A.D 364
3850–3650 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
4500–3800 B.C.
Badarian, 4500–3800 B.C.
750–250 B.C.
