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| ID | 1083 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 13 5776 |
| FIELD NUMBER | 13 12 683 |
| SUBJECT | ladder |
| DESCRIPTION | these amulet-beads are characterized by a rectangular shape with horizontal elements that follow each other on the frontward side, while the backside appears to be smooth. They were pierced lengthwise. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | faience |
| MATERIAL (Note) | faience |
| LENGTH (cm) | 0.7 |
| WIDTH (cm) | 0.4 |
| THICKNESS (cm) | 0.3 |
| DIAMETER (cm) | 0.0 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | REISNER 1923: 143 |
| REFERENCE | Reisner, G.A., 1923, Excavations at Kerma. Harvard African Studies, 5, Cambridge, Mass. |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | There are two strings of beads found around the neck of body A: One string of sixty cylinder beads (2.2 cm in length by .2 in width) and one string of sixty-six faience ball beads (1.0 cm in diameter). Also present thirty-five ring beads (0.2 cm in diameter), eighteen fragments of decorated cylinder beads (1.7 cm in length by 0.3 cm in width) and eleven amulet-beads. Amulets include: two baboons, one rectangular decorated plaque with dashed crosses, two rectangular decorated plaques with geometric motifs, three ladders, three Taweret. |
| PRESERVATION STATE | Complete |
| MUSEUM | MFA BOSTON |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | Storerooms |
| LINK ON-LINE | https://collections.mfa.org/objects/365710/beads;jsessionid=63B44A587414A94B1FA41FE3712325A2? ctx=bdfc6c64-2164-463b-8293-18d78a7c524d&idx=0 |
| Coordinates | N 19°36'43.52" E 30°26'42.23" |
| SECTOR | Eastern cemetery |
| SPECIFIC CONTEXT | K III 303, body A |
| 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. (2025) "Item 1083 from Africa/Sudan/Kerma". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/cdcfad45-87ca-4002-aa5f-02ad2d088220> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k21551k0k
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