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Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Artca. 3850–2960 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Shell pendant or bead
Medium	Shell
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 3850–2960 B.C.
Credit Line	Gift of Bashford Dean, 1916
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Period	Predynastic Period
Date Range	3850 BC – 2960 BC

Provenance

Country

Egypt

Other works from the Predynastic Period period

ca. 3850–2960 B.C.Squat decorated ware jar depicting spirals

ca. 3850–2960 B.C.Tool

ca. 3850–2960 B.C.Palette

ca. 3850–2960 B.C.Black-topped red ware beaker

ca. 4500–4000 B.C. (?)Palette in the Form of a Two-Headed Bird

ca. 3850–2960 B.C.Large wavy-handled jar

ca. 3850–2960 B.C.Tool

ca. 4500–4000 B.C. (?)Palette

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 571029