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Image Not Available for Shell with 20 pieces chipped off.
Shell with 20 pieces chipped off.
Image Not Available for Shell with 20 pieces chipped off.
Object Number 47-13-50/7129
Display Title Shell with 20 pieces chipped off.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, utilized shell, broken, bivalve
Classification
  • Utilized Shell
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: 8.5 x 5.3 x 2.3 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 61 and debris
Label on object 47-13-50/7129; 100/861/2

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