Shell disk

Museum number:
6-13579
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
428 (field number)
Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Shell disc, button shaped, center perforated
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 428, Cemetery 100, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 100; Tomb 428 Cemetery 100
Culture or time period:
11th Dynasty of Egypt (2125–1985 BC), 12th Dynasty of Egypt (1985–1773 BC), 6th Dynasty of Egypt (2345–2181 BC), 7th & 8th Dynasties of Egypt (2181–2160 BC), and 9th & 10th Dynasties of Egypt (2160–2055 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901-1903
Materials:
Shell (animal material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Shell samples
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Loans:
S1974-1975 #60: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (February 18, 1975–August 1975)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Shell disk, accession number 6-13579, described as Shell disc, button shaped, center perforatedHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Shell disk, accession number 6-13579, described as Shell disc, button shaped, center perforatedHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Shell disk, accession number 6-13579, described as Shell disc, button shaped, center perforated
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shell disk, accession number 6-13579, described as Shell disc, button shaped, center perforated

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