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| ID | 99 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 21491 |
| FIELD NUMBER | 16-V-27/43/1 |
| SUBJECT | Elongated shape with rounded top |
| DESCRIPTION | the amulet was flat on the back and worked on one face only. It was characterized by two rounded vertical ends, distinguished by an engraved line. This two vertical ends seem to be placed upon a parallelepiped baase. It was pierced lengthwise. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | faience |
| MATERIAL (Note) | faience |
| LENGTH (cm) | 0.6 |
| WIDTH (cm) | 0.2 |
| THICKNESS (cm) | 0.1 |
| DIAMETER (cm) | 0.0 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | Mills, Nordström 1966 |
| REFERENCE | Mills, A. J., H. A. Norddström, 1966, The Archaeological Survey from Gemai to Dal. Preliminary Report on the Season 1964-1965. Kush 14, pp. 1-15. |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | Various beads: one cylindric-bead and one tubolar-bead realized in faience. They were found together with three faiencamulet-beads: one Tawaret, one baboon and one elongeted shape with rounded top. |
| PRESERVATION STATE | Complete |
| MUSEUM | NMS KHARTOUM |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | Storerooms |
| LINK ON-LINE | http://sudannationalmuseum.com/pages_e/northernsudan.html |
| Coordinates | N 21°15′00″ E 30°45′00" |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION | SAS UNESCO |
| DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION | A. Mills, D. Nordström |
| YEAR OF EXCAVATION | 1966 |
| 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 99a from Africa/Sudan/Melik en Nasir". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/21e0acfb-74be-449c-97d1-ce7a26d2c484> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k25h7zq6w
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