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| ID | 1981 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 27375 |
| SUBJECT | beads |
| DESCRIPTION | 291 beads: ring beads, disc-beads, spheric-beads. All the beads have slightly different shapes from each other, are of variable thickness and have irregular external surfaces. While the hole is generally bipolar but only the spherical beads seem to be pierced on one side only. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | faience |
| MATERIAL (Note) | faience |
| DIAMETER (cm) (Note) | 0.2-0.3 |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | 291 beads: ring beads, disc-beads, spheric-beads. All the beads have slightly different shapes from each other, are of variable thickness and have irregular external surfaces. While the hole is generally bipolar but only the spherical beads seem to be pierced on one side only. |
| 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 716 |
| 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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faience (composite material)
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Classic Kerma |
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Creator
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Elena D’Itria
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Suggested Citation
Elena D’Itria. (2024) "Item 1981 from Africa/Sudan/Akasha". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/11804059-6a8e-49c3-bf48-80247073ba92> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k27w6v208
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