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Ritual Object Carved in the Shape of a Freshwater Mussel
ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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- Title: Ritual Object Carved in the Shape of a Freshwater Mussel
- Date Created: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
- Physical Dimensions: L. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
- Type: Bivavle, clam, mussel, unionid, foundation deposit, Thutmose III
- External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/557579
- Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
- Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Period: New Kingdom
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