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Two fragments of shell

FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueOstrich egg shell
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number19.1735
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
ProvenanceGebel Barkal B1200 ; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Ostrich egg
2323–2040 B.C.
Ostrich egg fragment
284 B.C.–A.D. 275
A.D. 266–283
Beads
712–690 B.C.
Amulet
712–690 B.C.
Beads
690–653 B.C.
Beads
712–593B.C.
743–542 B.C.
664–593 B.C.
Disc beads
743–653 B.C.