Shell fragment
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia
Medium/TechniqueShell
Dimensions3.2 x 4.5 cm (1 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-3-350f
On View
Not on viewClassificationsOrganic remains
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, between B 704 and cliff. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
1700–1550 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
820–800 B.C.
about 690–664 B.C.
750–250 B.C.