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Object Number
15-12-50/B1421
Display Title
Pierced shells and 2 glazed beads
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell beads, faience beads, discoidal and tubular
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Middle Kingdom
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Sudan
/
Dongola
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Kerma
Materials
Shell, Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1.5 x 1.2 cm (9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
11
Label on object
B1421
Provenance
Collector
George A. Reisner
(1913)
Expedition
Harvard University- Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
(1913)
Lender
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
(1915)
Donor
Donated by
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
(1929)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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for 4 strings ostrich shell beads, 1 string poor green beads; 1 string green, etc. b
| 24-24-50/B3909 | 4 strings ostrich shell beads, 1 string poor green beads; 1 string green, etc. b |
Bead
|
Gammai
| |
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for Ostrich and shell beads
| 24-24-50/B4023 | Ostrich and shell beads |
Bead
|
Abkah
| |
| 24-24-50/B4269 | Beads: green glazed stone, pierced shell |
Bead
|
Gammai
| |
| 24-24-50/B4029 | Beads: ostrich shell, faience |
Bead
|
Gammai
| |
| 24-24-50/B3998 | 5 strings of beads - also loose beads |
Bead
|
Abkah
| |
| 34-159-30/898 | Necklace of 1 bone bead, 5 green stone beads, 2 pierced shell beads, 1 pottery b |
Discoidal Bead
|
Carabobo
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Beads
| 24-24-50/B4228 | Beads |
Bead
|
Gammai
| |
| 24-24-50/B4158 | Beads |
Bead
|
Gammai
| |
| 14-63-50/B574 | Pierced shells |
Bead
|
Egypt
| |
| 14-63-50/B505 | Shells, pierced |
Bead
|
Egypt
| |
| 14-63-50/B508 | Pierced shells (1 lot) |
Bead
|
Egypt
| |
| 14-63-50/B509 | Pierced shells (1 lot) |
Bead
|
Egypt
|