Shell fragment
Object type: Fragment
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Assyrian
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Date: ca. 9th–8th century BCE
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: 1.85 x 1.97 x 0.12 in. (4.7 x 5 x 0.3 cm)
Classification: Shell
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1964
Accession year: 1964