| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| ID | 1291 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 13 4145 |
| FIELD NUMBER | su 827/ su 834 |
| SUBJECT | Frog |
| DESCRIPTION | the animal is represented in a schematic way withouth any detail. It was pierced crosswise. No detail are represented and the figure is recognized only by its silhouette. The head has a triangular shape. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | faience |
| MATERIAL (Note) | faience |
| LENGTH (cm) | 0.4 |
| WIDTH (cm) | 0.3 |
| THICKNESS (cm) | 0.2 |
| DIAMETER (cm) | 0.2 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | Reisner 1923: 336 |
| REFERENCE | Reisner, G.A., 1923, Excavations at Kerma. Harvard African Studies, 5, Cambridge, Mass. |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | This string of about 700 ring beads includes one cypraea shell pierced lengthwise, one triangular bead pierced through the center and one amulet representing a baboon. |
| PRESERVATION STATE | Complete |
| MUSEUM | MFA BOSTON |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | Storerooms |
| LINK ON-LINE | https://collections.mfa.org/objects/141856/string-of-beads?ctx=47f726ed-7dd5-4fc1-9557-a9acb9f6195e&idx=0 |
| Coordinates | N 19°36'43.52" E 30°26'42.23" |
| SECTOR | Eastern cemetery |
| SPECIFIC CONTEXT | K 1044 |
| 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. (2024) "Item 1291 from Africa/Sudan/Kerma". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/787f4368-5053-4d55-a29f-35a30a22bedb> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k20580p0b
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