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| ID | 196 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 1004 |
| FIELD NUMBER | 13-12-854 |
| SUBJECT | Rectangular decorated plaque |
| DESCRIPTION | This plaque was made in a rectangular shape. The side edges are characterized by the presence of small engraved lines. It was pierced lengthwise. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | faience |
| MATERIAL (Note) | faience |
| LENGTH (cm) | 1.9 |
| WIDTH (cm) | 0.3 |
| THICKNESS (cm) | 0.2 |
| DIAMETER (cm) | 0.0 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | REISNER 1923: 151 |
| REFERENCE | Reisner, G.A., 1923, Excavations at Kerma. Harvard African Studies, 5, Cambridge, Mass. |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | Many faience tubolar beads, many cylinder beads, many ball-beads and fourty-seven amulet-beads. Amulets include: six baboons, seven rectangular decorated plaques, eight rectangular decorated plaque with geometric motifs, four ladders, sixteen Taweret, two rectangular beads with a small protrusion. |
| PRESERVATION STATE | Complete |
| MUSEUM | NMS KHARTOUM |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | Storerooms |
| LINK ON-LINE | http://sudannationalmuseum.com/ |
| Coordinates | N 19°36'43.52" E 30°26'42.23" |
| SECTOR | Eastern cemetery |
| SPECIFIC CONTEXT | K 311 |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION | HARVARD UNIVERSITY- BOSTON MFA EXPEDITION |
| DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION | G. REISNER |
| YEAR OF EXCAVATION | 1914 |
| CREDIT LINE | National Museum of Sudan |
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faience (composite material)
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Classic Kerma |
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Elena D’Itria
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Suggested Citation
Elena D’Itria. (2024) "Item 196 from Africa/Sudan/Kerma". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/06b8adae-d1e2-4648-a215-045c9da844ca> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2vx0t04j
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