| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| ID | 93 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 21924 |
| FIELD NUMBER | 21-H-4/5/B |
| SUBJECT | hawk |
| DESCRIPTION | Hawk is represented in a very schematic way without any detail. It was pierced crosswise. No details are represented and the figure is recognized only by its silhouette. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | faience |
| MATERIAL (Note) | faience |
| LENGTH (cm) | 1.0 |
| WIDTH (cm) | 0.9 |
| THICKNESS (cm) | 0.1 |
| DIAMETER (cm) | 0.0 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | Gratien 1978: 75 |
| REFERENCE | Gratien, B., 1978, Les cultures Kerma. Essai de classification. Lille. |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | Various beads: seven ball-beads and two barrel beads realized in carnelian; five ring beads in faïence; one cylondrical bead with some engraving on the whole surface; one hawk amulet. |
| PRESERVATION STATE | Complete |
| MUSEUM | NMS KHARTOUM |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | Storerooms |
| LINK ON-LINE | http://sudannationalmuseum.com/ |
| Coordinates | N 21°08′00″ E 30°44′0" |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION | SAS UNESCO |
| DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION | A. Vila |
| YEAR OF EXCAVATION | 1969 |
| CREDIT LINE | National Museum of Sudan |
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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. (2025) "Item 93 from Africa/Sudan/Ukma". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/136834b4-1aa3-45eb-9369-3b71c293dad7> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k23j3wx3h
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