Shell fragment

Sumerian

ca. 2900–2350 BCE

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: Shell fragment
Period: Early Dynastic
Date: ca. 2900–2350 BCE
Geography: Mesopotamia, Nippur
Culture: Sumerian
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: 2.13 in. (5.41 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.41.58
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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