Tridacna shell
Object type: Shell
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Edomite
Period: Iron Age
Date: ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Medium: Shell (Tridacna squamosa)
Dimensions: 3.33 x 4.29 in. (8.46 x 10.9 cm)
Classification: Shell-Ornaments
Geography:      Levant Tawilan
Credit line: Purchase, H. Dunscombe Colt Gift, 1977
Accession year: 1977