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.
about 690–664 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.