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ID 1979
ACCESSION NUMBER 26230
SUBJECT beads
DESCRIPTION 65 ring beads: the method of manufacture produces a coarse surface. The shape of each bead is different from the others, and the external surfaces are also rather irregular.
CHRONOLOGY Classic Kerma
CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE 1750-1550 BC
MATERIAL faience
MATERIAL (Note) faience
DIAMETER (cm) 0.2
ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION 65 ring beads: the method of manufacture produces a coarse surface. The shape of each bead is different from the others, and the external surfaces are also rather irregular.
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 145-3
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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Suggested Citation

Elena D’Itria. (2024) "Item 1979 from Africa/Sudan/Akasha". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/410382ef-7a45-459c-93a2-6eff38e03916> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2hd88p16

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