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| ID | 1967 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 26355 |
| SUBJECT | beads |
| DESCRIPTION | Twenty-three disc-beads of various types: thirteen are made in ostrich eggshells, the other ten of blue faience. The ostrich eggshell beads have various shapes and different diameters for their holes, which were obtained by piercing on one side only. All of their external surfaces are regular and have been smoothed. The faience beads have a smaller diameter, are pierced in bipolar way, thicknesses are varied and the surfaces of each bead have been smoothed. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | |
| MATERIAL (Note) | ostrich eggshells; faience |
| DIAMETER (cm) (Note) | 0.2-0.3 |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | Twenty-three disc-beads of various types: thirteen are made in ostrich eggshells, the other ten of blue faience. The ostrich eggshell beads have various shapes and different diameters for their holes, which were obtained by piercing on one side only. All of their external surfaces are regular and have been smoothed. The faience beads have a smaller diameter, are pierced in bipolar way, thicknesses are varied and the surfaces of each bead have been smoothed. |
| 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 054 |
| 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 1967 from Africa/Sudan/Akasha". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/e2afab18-d4a5-4f2c-9551-820ce851b8f1> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2sq9bd2w
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