Shell

Museum number:
6-2500
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Alternate number:
4746 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.54
Description:
Shells: large cowrie. Small gastropod. Dynasty VI-IX (?) or Dynasty XVIII (?)
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 4746 (1246), Cemetery 3500, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 3500; Tomb 1246
Culture or time period:
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
Materials:
Cowrie shell and Shell (animal material) (gastropod)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Shell samples
Accession date:
October 8, 1902
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Shell, accession number 6-2500, described as Shells: large cowrie. Small gastropod. Dynasty VI-IX (?) or Dynasty XVIII (?)Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Shell, accession number 6-2500, described as Shells: large cowrie. Small gastropod. Dynasty VI-IX (?) or Dynasty XVIII (?)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shell, accession number 6-2500, described as Shells: large cowrie. Small gastropod. Dynasty VI-IX (?) or Dynasty XVIII (?)

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