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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Decorated Shell Fragment
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Decorated Shell Fragment

AAT Object Form/Functionfragments (object portions)
Place ExcavatedJerusalem, Israel, Asia
Place ExcavatedJerusalem, Palestine, Asia
PeriodByzantine Rule
Date330-640 CE
MediumShell
Credit LineJerusalem Excavations, 1961-1968
Dimensions3 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. (9.8 x 4.4 cm)
Object number1967.313
ProvenanceExcavated by Kathleen Kenyon (1906-1978), Jerusalem.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art