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| ID | 1971 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 27363 |
| SUBJECT | beads |
| DESCRIPTION | 73 beads: of both discoid and tubular types. Disc-beads (a) (0.2 x 0.5) made of bone, their external surface has not been smoothed, their circular shape is irregular and the holes seem to be pierced on one side only. Tubular-beads (d): (0.6 x 0.7) all turquoise in color with a smooth external surface and a bipolar hole. Ostrich egg (b; c): the disc-beads in this material do not have a smooth external surface, they have an irregular circular shape and the hole is pierced on one side only. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
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| MATERIAL (Note) | 61 ivory, 11 ostrich egg, 1 faience |
| THICKNESS (cm) (Note) | tubolar 0.6; dis-beads 0.2 |
| DIAMETER (cm) (Note) | tubolar 0.7; disc-beads 0.5 |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | 73 beads: of both discoid and tubular types. Disc-beads (a) (0.2 x 0.5) made of bone, their external surface has not been smoothed, their circular shape is irregular and the holes seem to be pierced on one side only. Tubular-beads (d): (0.6 x 0.7) all turquoise in color with a smooth external surface and a bipolar hole. Ostrich egg (b; c): the disc-beads in this material do not have a smooth external surface, they have an irregular circular shape and the hole is pierced on one side only. |
| 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 003, 005, 013 |
| 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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Elena D’Itria
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Suggested Citation
Elena D’Itria. (2024) "Item 1971 from Africa/Sudan/Akasha". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/9e03b6f9-3f01-4d14-9b51-052a546b1842> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2zg7332b
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