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Image Not Available for String of ostrich egg shell beads.
String of ostrich egg shell beads.
Image Not Available for String of ostrich egg shell beads.
Object Number 47-13-50/7066
Display Title String of ostrich egg shell beads.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell beads, discoidal
Classification
  • Bead
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan / Sennar / <County> / <City> / Jebel Moya
Additional Geographic Terms Sennar on Blue Nile, 20 mi. WSW of
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 0.6 x 0.7 x 0.1 cm (1/4 x 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1 small strand
Label on object 47-13-50/7066

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