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Object Number
24-24-50/B3852
Display Title
Small gorget bead of ostrich shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, ornament, diamond shaped w. blunt ends, 2 perforations
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Date
3411 BC-3100 BC
Culture
- Archaic Period (Africa)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Sudan
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<County>
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<City>
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Gammai
Intrasite
Cem 600, Grave 606
Additional Geographic Terms
Nubia
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 2.8 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm (1 1/8 x 3/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B3852; 606/R.1
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