| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| ID | 949 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 13 4113 |
| FIELD NUMBER | Su 761 b |
| SUBJECT | Rectangular decorated plaque |
| DESCRIPTION | This plaque was made in a rectangular shape. The side edges are characterized by the presence of small engraved lines. It was pierced lengthwise. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | faience |
| MATERIAL (Note) | faience |
| LENGTH (cm) | 2.1 |
| WIDTH (cm) | 0.3 |
| THICKNESS (cm) | 0.2 |
| DIAMETER (cm) | 0.0 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | REISNER 1923: 329-331 |
| REFERENCE | Reisner, G.A., 1923, Excavations at Kerma. Harvard African Studies, 5, Cambridge, Mass. |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | This is a string of ninety-two blue faience cylinders, one disc bead, two amethyst ball beads (0.8 x 0.7), three melon beads (0.8 x 0.6); twenty-five amulet-beads. Amulet-beads include ten Taweret, eight ladders, two human hands, three rectangular decorated plaques, one cross-hatched rectangular plaque, one elongeted shape with rounded top. This string was found around the head of the body A. |
| PRESERVATION STATE | Complete |
| MUSEUM | MFA BOSTON |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | Storerooms |
| LINK ON-LINE | https://collections.mfa.org/objects/141767/string-of-beads |
| Coordinates | N 19°36'43.52" E 30°26'42.23" |
| SECTOR | Eastern cemetery |
| SPECIFIC CONTEXT | K 1038 |
| 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 949 from Africa/Sudan/Kerma". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/fd217bd6-56c9-46bc-ab19-7ad934dac684> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2cr68818
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