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Object Number
15-12-50/B1429
Display Title
Ostrich shell and green glaze beads adhering to fragments of leather
Descriptions
Object Description
Ostrich shell and green glaze beads adhering to fragments of leather
Inventory Description
Organic, shell and faienced ceramic beads, with organics
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Hyksos
- Middle Kingdom
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Sudan
/
Dongola
/
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/
<City>
/
Kerma
Intrasite
KX, Grave K 1024
Materials
Shell, Ceramic, Organic
Quantity
1 bag
Label on object
15-12-50/B1429
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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