Shells, bead
1550–1070 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueCowrie Shell, Faience
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24-3-762a-c
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Semna 563. 1924:excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
250 B.C.–170 B.C.
712–593 B.C.
712–690 B.C.
664–542B.C.
743–542 B.C.
2625–2500 B.C.
712–698 B.C.
712–698 B.C.
