| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| ID | 82 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 21965 |
| FIELD NUMBER | 21-H-4/8/4 A |
| SUBJECT | scarab |
| DESCRIPTION | The oval-shaped scarab is pierced lengthwise. The head is separated from the prothorax by an engraved crosswise line. The oval base features by a perimeter line which encloses a decoration that reproduces a human figure with a hawk-head standing on a crocodile, between two xpr signs. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | faience |
| MATERIAL (Note) | faience |
| LENGTH (cm) | 1.5 |
| WIDTH (cm) | 1.0 |
| THICKNESS (cm) | 0.5 |
| DIAMETER (cm) | 0.0 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | Tufnell 1984 (Class 10 D2, Hathor symbol, pl. XLVIII; Class 9 C3, Animals and Heraldd Heraldic beasts, pl. XXXVII); Vila 1969; Gratien 1978: 75. |
| REFERENCE | Tufnell, O., 1984, Studies on scarab seals, II: scarab seals and their contribution to the history in the Early Second Millenium BC. Warmister. |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | Five faience cylinder beads , one scaraboid, and one scarab. |
| PRESERVATION STATE | Complete |
| MUSEUM | NMS KHARTOUM |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | Storerooms |
| LINK ON-LINE | http://sudannationalmuseum.com/ |
| Coordinates | N 21°08′00″ E 30°44′0" |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION | SAS UNESCO |
| DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION | A. Vila |
| YEAR OF EXCAVATION | 1969 |
| CREDIT LINE | National Museum of Sudan |
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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 82 from Africa/Sudan/Ukma". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/84e57e65-909f-4eb8-89f7-da2a9215bb0d> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2v12gg7x
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