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Ostrich eggshell fragments

FindspotSemna, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueOstrich eggshell
DimensionsHeight x diameter x thickness: 15.3 x 12.6 x 0.15 cm (6 x 4 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.1968
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsOrganic remains
ProvenanceFrom Semna, S520. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Ostrich egg fragment
284 B.C.–A.D. 275
743–542 B.C.
712–653 B.C.
Beads
690–664 B.C.
Beads
690–664 B.C.
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
690–623 B.C.
Bead
750 B.C.–A.D. 320