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ID 83
ACCESSION NUMBER 21965
FIELD NUMBER 21-H-4/8 / 4 B
SUBJECT scaraboid
DESCRIPTION The oval-shaped scaraboid is pierced lengthwise. The Goddess Hathor (or Bat) is represented on the oval base. The facial traits are realized by incised lines; the ears and a pairs of horns are displayed.
CHRONOLOGY Classic Kerma
CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE 1750-1550 BC
MATERIAL faience
MATERIAL (Note) faience
LENGTH (cm) 1.2
WIDTH (cm) 0.7
THICKNESS (cm) 0.3
DIAMETER (cm) 0.0
BIBLIOGRAPHY Tufnell 1984 (Class 10 D2, Hathor symbol, pl. XLVIII; Class 9 C3, Animals and Heraldd Heraldic beasts, pl. XXXVII); Vila 1969; Gratien 1978: 75.
REFERENCE Tufnell, O., 1984, Studies on scarab seals, II: scarab seals and their contribution to the history in the Early Second Millenium BC. Warmister.
ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION Five faience cylinder beads , one scaraboid, and one scarab.
PRESERVATION STATE Complete
MUSEUM NMS KHARTOUM
SPECIFIC LOCATION Storerooms
LINK ON-LINE http://sudannationalmuseum.com/
Coordinates N 21°08′00″ E 30°44′0"
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION SAS UNESCO
DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION A. Vila
YEAR OF EXCAVATION 1969
CREDIT LINE National Museum of Sudan
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Suggested Citation

Elena D’Itria. (2025) "Item 83 from Africa/Sudan/Ukma". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/ffc16925-aca6-4d68-bc10-f2196c2a1893> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2qc0g251

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