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| ID | 2007 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 13 5775 |
| SUBJECT | beads |
| DESCRIPTION | There is one section of beads of triangular shape woven on original string with two beads detached (4.4 cm by 1.6 cm). Also present are 350 ring beads with four groups on original string (0.4 cm in diameter), and one barrel bead (1.3 cm in length by 1.2 cm in width). There is also one tiny piece of woven thread, and leather and mud fragments. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | faience |
| MATERIAL (Note) | faience |
| THICKNESS (cm) | 0.2 |
| DIAMETER (cm) | 0.3 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | Reisner 1923: 149-150 |
| REFERENCE | Reisner, G.A., 1923, Excavations at Kerma. Harvard African Studies, 5, Cambridge, Mass. |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | There is one section of beads of triangular shape woven on original string with two beads detached (4.4 cm by 1.6 cm). Also present are 350 ring beads with four groups on original string (0.4 cm in diameter), and one barrel bead (1.3 cm in length by 1.2 cm in width). There is also one tiny piece of woven thread, and leather and mud fragments. |
| PRESERVATION STATE | Fragmented |
| MUSEUM | MFA BOSTON |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | Storerooms |
| LINK ON-LINE | https://collections.mfa.org/objects/365718/beads?ctx=6a933451-adf2-4e95- bf94-0cb30daf4525&idx=0 |
| Coordinates | N 19°36'43.52" E 30°26'42.23" |
| SECTOR | Eastern cemetery |
| SPECIFIC CONTEXT | K 309 |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION | HARVARD UNIVERSITY- BOSTON MFA EXPEDITION |
| DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION | G. REISNER |
| YEAR OF EXCAVATION | 1913 |
| CREDIT LINE | Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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faience (composite material)
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Classic Kerma |
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Elena D’Itria
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Suggested Citation
Elena D’Itria. (2025) "Item 2007 from Africa/Sudan/Kerma". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/40ed71a6-c20d-4125-9d3e-62f4fbdc5023> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2rf66b24
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