Scallop shell
Object type: Shell
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Period: Early Dynastic IIIa
Date: ca. 2600–2500 BCE
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: 2.13 x 2.52 in. (5.41 x 6.4 cm)
Classification: Shell-Ornaments
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nippur
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession year: 1962