Spiral shell
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia
Medium/TechniqueShell
DimensionsLength: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-3-252
On View
Not on viewClassificationsOrganic remains
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B 100-sub. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
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.