Shell
FindspotSemna, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueShell (Mother of pearl)
DimensionsLength x width x thickness: 10.5 x 6.3 x 3.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.2250
On View
Not on viewClassificationsOrganic remains
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Semna, S217. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of 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.