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Shell fragments

698–690 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueShell
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number19.2153
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchaeological materials
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) el-Kurru, pyramid XV, A & B. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Seashell
Seashell
before 4300 B.C.
Palette or small dish
about 2600–1900 B.C.
Ladle
Ladle
about 2600–1900 B.C.
Bangle
about 2600–1900 B.C.
Comb
19th century
Disc inlay (?)
Prehistoric
Roundel
Prehistoric
Roundel
Prehistoric
Pendant (?)
Prehistoric
Cone
Prehistoric
Cone
Prehistoric
Cone
Prehistoric