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Object Number
52-16-50/9414
Display Title
7 fragments of decorated ostrich egg shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, egg shell, ostrich, fragments, incised
Classification
- Egg Shell
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Lower Capsian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tunisia
Additional Geographic Terms
El Mekta
Materials
Eggshell
Dimensions
Overall: 2.7 x 2.5 x 0.3 cm (1 1/16 x 1 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
7
Label on object
52-16-50/9414
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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