| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| ID | 1795 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 14 1149 |
| FIELD NUMBER | 14 1 1099 |
| SUBJECT | Rectangular decorated plaque with geometric motifs |
| DESCRIPTION | this plaque is rectangular in shape and decorated with geometric motifs. The whole surface of each plaques is engraved with parallel rows of small quadrangular boxes (3 rows on dorsal and ventral faces and two on the lateral ones). It was pierced lengthwise. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | faience |
| MATERIAL (Note) | faience |
| LENGTH (cm) | 3.6 |
| WIDTH (cm) | 0.5 |
| THICKNESS (cm) | 0.3 |
| DIAMETER (cm) | 0.0 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | Reisner 1923: 392 |
| REFERENCE | Reisner, G.A., 1923, Excavations at Kerma. Harvard African Studies, 5, Cambridge, Mass. |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | There are two disk beads (0.5 cm in diameter), one large, unpierced ball bead (b.1-b.2) (2.5 cm in diameter), one large rectangular decorated plaques with geometric motifs and broken into two pieces, and many small ring beads. |
| PRESERVATION STATE | Incomplete |
| MUSEUM | MFA BOSTON |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | Storerooms |
| LINK ON-LINE | https://collections.mfa.org/objects/366852/beads?ctx=4d62e8df-ca94-4ea0-85bf-eda10e719c1c&idx=0 |
| Coordinates | N 19°36'43.52" E 30°26'42.23" |
| SECTOR | Eastern cemetery |
| SPECIFIC CONTEXT | K 1600 B |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION | HARVARD UNIVERSITY- BOSTON MFA EXPEDITION |
| DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION | G. REISNER |
| YEAR OF EXCAVATION | 1914 |
| 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 1795 from Africa/Sudan/Kerma". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/8e20b3dc-3972-4b2a-bd16-3a18ce8f2b95> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k21n8jh1b
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