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Object Number 49-17-50/7637
Display Title Faience bead
Descriptions
Inventory Description Glass bead, discoidal, faience, green-blue, large perforation
Classification
  • Discoidal bead
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan / Sennar / <County> / <City> / Abu Geili
Intrasite Village Site
Additional Geographic Terms Blue Nile, on right bank of; Khartoum, about 150 mi. S of
Materials Faience
Dimensions Overall: 1.8 x 1.6 x 1 cm (11/16 x 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-17-50/7637; This bead is illustrated in Pl. XLIX A.1

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