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Tortoise-Shell Fragment

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Shell
DATES ca. 4400–2675 B.C.E.
PERIOD Predynastic Period to Early Dynastic Period
DIMENSIONS Length, 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 07.447.775
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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