| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| ID | 1993 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 26240 |
| SUBJECT | beads |
| DESCRIPTION | 212 ring beads put through a thread. The bone beads have a smoother external surface than the eggshell ones, the piercing is bipolar. The 38 black faience ring-beads show a smoothed external surface, the shape is circular and regular, the holes are bipolar. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | |
| MATERIAL (Note) | bone, eggshell, stone, black faience |
| DIAMETER (cm) (Note) | 0.3-0.2 |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | 212 ring beads put through a thread. The bone beads have a smoother external surface than the eggshell ones, the piercing is bipolar. The 38 black faience ring-beads show a smoothed external surface, the shape is circular and regular, the holes are bipolar. |
| PRESERVATION STATE | Complete |
| MUSEUM | MAH GENEVA |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | Storerooms |
| LINK ON-LINE | https://collections.geneve.ch/mah/ |
| Coordinates | N 21°04′00″ E 30°43′00″ |
| SECTOR | 21-N-50 |
| SPECIFIC CONTEXT | Tomb 147-6 |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION | Mission archéologique de la Fondation Henry M. Blackmer et du Centre d'études orientales de l'Université de Genève |
| DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION | C. Maystre |
| YEAR OF EXCAVATION | 1970-1971 |
| CREDIT LINE | MAH, Musée d'art et d'histoire, Ville de Genève |
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Elena D’Itria
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Suggested Citation
Elena D’Itria. (2024) "Item 1993 from Africa/Sudan/Akasha". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/08f402b6-4857-4537-b975-db390f0bcb75> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2n590g4v
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