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ID 518
ACCESSION NUMBER 021115
SUBJECT Rectangular decorated plaque with geometric motifs
DESCRIPTION This plaque is rectangular in shape and decorated with geometric motifs. The whole surface is engraved with parallel rows of small quadrangular boxes (3 rows on dorsal and ventral faces and two on the lateral oes). It was pierced lengthwise.
CHRONOLOGY Classic Kerma
CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE 1750-1550 BC
MATERIAL faience
MATERIAL (Note) faience
LENGTH (cm) 0.9
WIDTH (cm) 0.6
THICKNESS (cm) 0.3
DIAMETER (cm) 0.0
ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION String of beads and amulet-beads without accession number (missed). Amulets include: thirty-two rectangular decorated plaques with geometric motifs, one rectangular decorated plaque with dashed crosses and one with the side edges characterized by small engraved lines, and five ladders.
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 unknown
CREDIT LINE National Museum of Sudan
Suggested Citation

Elena D’Itria. (2024) "Item 518 from Africa/Sudan/Kerma". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/38a2c73f-6daa-447e-a35d-9a59b5d74218> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k29p3h27x

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