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Round shell

FindspotSemna, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueShell (Mother of pearl)
DimensionsDiameter x thickness: 6.5 x 0.3 cm (2 9/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.2247
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsOrganic remains
ProvenanceFrom Semna, S226. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
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2323–2040 B.C.
Bivalve shell
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