Shell fragment
Object type: Shell
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Sumerian
Period: Early Dynastic
Date: ca. 2900–2350 BCE
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: 1.77 in. (4.5 cm)
Classification: Shell-Ornaments
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nippur
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1959
Accession year: 1959