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Object Number
47-13-50/7181
Display Title
Ostrich egg shell beads
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shell beads, discoidal, some fused together
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Sudan
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Sennar
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<County>
/
<City>
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Jebel Moya
Additional Geographic Terms
Sennar on Blue Nile, 20 mi. WSW of
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 2.7 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm (1 1/16 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
One small bag
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