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Object Number
52-16-50/9385
Display Title
2 incised ostrich egg-shell fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, ornament, small fragments with incised line decoration
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Lower Capsian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tunisia
Additional Geographic Terms
El Mekta
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 0.1 x 1.2 cm (3/8 x 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
52-16-50/9385
Provenance
Collector
Dr. E. G. Gobert
Intermediary
Hugh O'Neill Hencken
(04/04/1952)
Donor
Donated by
American School of Prehistoric Research (Cambridge)
(04/04/1952)
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