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Object Number
33-24-50/162
Display Title
4 large clam shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shells, white exterior, broken
Classification
- Shell
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Merimdeh
Additional Geographic Terms
Near the southwest edge of the delta
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 10.2 x 6.9 x 1.5 cm (4 x 2 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
4 and debris
Label on object
33-24-50/162
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Junker
Intermediary
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Donor
Donated by
Mr. A. Rothbart
(1933)
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