Digital Giza | Cowrie shell

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Cowrie shell; back cut off.
Illustration: No

ID: HUMFA_31-1-186
Alternate IDs: HUMFA_31-1-186; 31-1-186
Department: Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification: Jewelry & adornment-Miscellaneous
Entry Date: 01/18/1931
Title: Cowrie shell
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: Width: 1.5 cm Length: 2.1 cm Thickness: .6 cm
Credit Line: Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance: Rock-cut tomb G 7815, debris