| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| ID | 1974 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 26046 |
| SUBJECT | beads |
| DESCRIPTION | 19 beads: 2 ring-beads in faience (0.4 x 0.2), 17 discoidal in bone (0.6 x 0.1). The faience beads turqoise show smoothed edges and bipolar hole. The holes of the discoidal beads are not central, but pheraps bipolar. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | |
| MATERIAL (Note) | ivory; faience |
| THICKNESS (cm) (Note) | ivory 0.1; faience 0.4 |
| DIAMETER (cm) (Note) | ivory 0.6; faience 0.2 |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | 19 beads: 2 ring-beads in faience (0.4 x 0.2), 17 discoidal in bone (0.6 x 0.1). The faience beads turqoise show smoothed edges and bipolar hole. The holes of the discoidal beads are not central, but pheraps bipolar. |
| 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 265 |
| 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 1974 from Africa/Sudan/Akasha". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/f7bb4242-18fc-421f-bfee-cf74f6a70fa6> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2k64xp32
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