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Object Number
14-63-50/B540
Display Title
Carved tusk (hippopotamus)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, bone ornament, carved tusk, conical, perforated, incised rings
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Egyptian
- Predynastic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Egypt
Additional Geographic Terms
Keneh; Mesaeed
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm (4 13/16 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B540
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-63-50/B541 | Carved tusk (hippopotamus) |
Ornament
|
Egypt
| |
| 14-63-50/B542 | Carved tusk (hippopotamus) |
Ornament
|
Egypt
| |
| 14-63-50/B539 | Carved tusk (hippopotamus) |
Ornament
|
Egypt
| |
| 14-63-50/B545 | Carved tusk (hippopotamus) |
Ornament
|
Egypt
| |
| 14-63-50/B546 | Carved tusk (hippopotamus) |
Ornament
|
Egypt
| |
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for Carved tusk (hippopotamus)
| 14-63-50/B544 | Carved tusk (hippopotamus) |
Utilized bone
|
Egypt
| |
| 14-63-50/B543 | Carved tusk (hippopotamus) |
Utilized bone
|
Egypt
| |
| 39-69-50/5173 | Hippopotamus tusk |
Faunal Remain
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Tangier
| |
| 71-19-40/5115 | Pendants made of boars tusk. Sus scrofa (wild pig) tusk. |
Ornament
|
Switzerland
| |
| 71-19-40/5116 | Pendants made of boars tusk, dogs teeth. Canine teeth and wild pig tusk. |
Ornament
|
Switzerland
| |
| 2006.25.23 | Ornament made of tusk. Suidae, sus scrofa, tooth. |
Ornament
|
Switzerland
| |
| 33-42-20/1706 | 2 boar tusks with sheet gold butts |
Ornament
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Sitio Conte
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