| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| ID | 1819 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 23136 |
| FIELD NUMBER | 21 N 50/249 A |
| SUBJECT | neritea |
| DESCRIPTION | The large white neritea shell was characterized by a oval-shaped profile, almost smooth. It was pierced in the upper part for the suspension |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | shell |
| MATERIAL (Note) | shell |
| LENGTH (cm) | 2.5 |
| WIDTH (cm) | 2.0 |
| THICKNESS (cm) | 1.3 |
| DIAMETER (cm) | 0.0 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | Gratien 1978: 73; Maystre 1975: 88-91 |
| REFERENCE | Gratien, B., 1978, Les cultures Kerma. Essai de classification. Lille. |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | The large white neritea shell was characterized by a oval-shaped profile, almost smooth. It was pierced in the upper part for the suspension |
| PRESERVATION STATE | Complete |
| MUSEUM | NMS KHARTOUM |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | Storerooms |
| LINK ON-LINE | http://sudannationalmuseum.com/pages_e/northernsudan.html |
| Coordinates | N 21°04′00″ E 30°43′00″ |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION | Mission archéologique de la Fondation Blackmer |
| DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION | C. Maystre |
| YEAR OF EXCAVATION | 1965 |
| CREDIT LINE | National Museum of Sudan |
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shell (animal material)
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Elena D’Itria
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Suggested Citation
Elena D’Itria. (2024) "Item 1819 from Africa/Sudan/Kumbur". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/e89eb39e-e169-4412-a09e-b587d5da0994> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2jq1dr3g
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