Shell, oyster or clam
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueShell
Dimensions9.6 x 6.1 x 2.3 cm (3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.2331
On View
Not on viewClassificationsOrganic remains
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal B501. 1920: 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.