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Object Number
24-24-50/B3955
Display Title
Beads and pendants
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Glass beads, tubular, some carnelian, 1 shell,1 stone pendant, misc. round glass
Classification
- Tubular bead
Department
Archaeological
Date
270 B.C.- A.D. 350
Culture
- Meroitic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Sudan
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Gammai
Intrasite
Cem. 100, Grave 172
Additional Geographic Terms
Nubia; Abkah, near
Materials
Glass, Shell, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 1.7 x 1 x 1.4 cm (11/16 x 3/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
50+
Label on object
Gam/172/R3; Gam/172/R2
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