Shell
Object type: Ornament, shell
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: A-Group
Date: ca. 3100–2649 B.C.
Medium: Shell (marine Conus sp)
Dimensions: l. 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in); diam. 2 cm (13/16 in)
Geography: From    Nubia (Sudan) Lower Nubia Faras
Locale: Cemetery 3
Locus: Grave 147
Excavation: University of Oxford Excavations in Nubia 1911–1912
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession year: 1913