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| ID | 2014 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 27434 |
| SUBJECT | beads |
| DESCRIPTION | These two ivory cylindrical hippo beads have carefully polished surfaces. They were pierced lengthwise, and feature a large hole of perforations. On one of the two are some small incrustations. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Ancient Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 2500-2000 BC |
| MATERIAL | ivory |
| MATERIAL (Note) | ivory |
| LENGTH (cm) (Note) | 4.0-3.1 |
| THICKNESS (cm) (Note) | 1.2-1.5 |
| DIAMETER (cm) | 0.2 |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | These two ivory cylindrical hippo beads have carefully polished surfaces. They were pierced lengthwise, and feature a large hole of perforations. On one of the two are some small incrustations. |
| PRESERVATION STATE | Complete |
| MUSEUM | MAH GENEVA |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | Storerooms |
| LINK ON-LINE | https://collections.geneve.ch/mah/oeuvre/perles-2/027434 |
| Coordinates | N 19°36'3.31" E 30°24'37.26" |
| SECTOR | CE 06 |
| SPECIFIC CONTEXT | Tomb 042 |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION | Mission archéologique de l'Université de Genève au Soudan |
| DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION | CH. BONNET |
| YEAR OF EXCAVATION | 1979-1980 |
| CREDIT LINE | MAH, Musée d'art et d'histoire, Ville de Genève |
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ivory (material)
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Kerma Ancien
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Elena D’Itria
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Suggested Citation
Elena D’Itria. (2024) "Item 2014 from Africa/Sudan/Kerma". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/64a0fe43-1ae4-45a3-9696-a8678bc99228> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2jw8th64
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