Title: Clam shell possibly used for ink
Object type: Clam shell, ink
Date: 664–332 B.C.
Period: Late Period, Saite
Dynasty: Dynasty 26–30
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: L. 11.9 × W. 7.4 cm (4 11/16 × 2 15/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1928
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Khokha   MMA excavations 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY