Spoon in the form of a hand holding a shell
1550–1070 B.C.
FindspotNaukratis, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueBone
DimensionsWidth x depth: 4.5 x 12.1 cm (1 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.);
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number88.1047
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
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ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1886-7: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1888)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1888)
2960–2770 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
Badarian to Naqada III, 4500–2960 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.