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Object Number
24-24-50/B4029
Display Title
Beads: ostrich shell, faience
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell, natrolite, faience beads, discoidal and tubular, 1 broken carnelian bead
Classification
- 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
Cemetery E, Grave 56
Additional Geographic Terms
Nubia
Materials
Carnelian, Faience, Shell, Natrolite
Dimensions
Overall: 0.8 x 0.5 cm (5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
50+
Label on object
B4029
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