Shell
FindspotSemna, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueShell (Mother of pearl)
DimensionsLength x width: 11.6 x 7.3 cm (4 9/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.2229
On View
Not on viewClassificationsOrganic remains
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Semna, S251. 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.