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Image Not Available for Beads: glass, faience, carnelian, silver, shell, pieces of mica
Beads: glass, faience, carnelian, silver, shell, pieces of mica
Image Not Available for Beads: glass, faience, carnelian, silver, shell, pieces of mica
Object Number 24-24-50/B4054
Display Title Beads: glass, faience, carnelian, silver, shell, pieces of mica
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shell beads, discoidal, metal beads, round
Classification
  • Bead
Department Archaeological
Date 270 B.C.- A.D. 350
Culture
  • Meroitic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan / <State> / <County> / <City> / Gammai
Intrasite Cemetery E, Grave 85
Additional Geographic Terms Nubia
Materials Shell, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 0.5 x 0.2 cm (3/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 500+

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for Glass beads, tubular, faience, some red carnelian, some mica fragments
24-24-50/B4054.2 Glass beads, tubular, faience, some red carnelian, some mica fragments
Tubular bead
Image Not Available for Beads, various faience round with discoidal shell and faceted carnelian
24-24-50/B3987.2 Beads, various faience round with discoidal shell and faceted carnelian
Archaeological
Abkah
Image Not Available for Organic shell beads, discoidal, with glass faience beads
24-24-50/B4147.1 Organic shell beads, discoidal, with glass faience beads
Bead
Gammai
Image Not Available for Loose beads: shell, faience, glass
24-24-50/B4031 Loose beads: shell, faience, glass
Bead
Gammai
Image Not Available for Many beads: shell, glass, faience
24-24-50/B4056 Many beads: shell, glass, faience
Bead
Gammai
Image Not Available for Beads, various shell, bone, carnelian and faience
24-24-50/B4028.2 Beads, various shell, bone, carnelian and faience
Archaeological
Gammai
170 miscellaneous beads - glass, faience, carnelian, pottery, shell
49-17-50/7669 170 miscellaneous beads - glass, faience, carnelian, pottery, shell
Bead
Abu Geili
80 miscellaneous beads - ostrich egg shell, carnelian, faience and glass
49-17-50/7663 80 miscellaneous beads - ostrich egg shell, carnelian, faience and glass
Bead
Abu Geili
40 miscellaneous beads - faience, glass,, shell and carnelian; one seed pearl
49-17-50/7659 40 miscellaneous beads - faience, glass,, shell and carnelian; one seed pearl
Bead
Abu Geili
Image Not Available for 60 miscellaneous beads - glass, carnelian, faience, shell
49-17-50/7654 60 miscellaneous beads - glass, carnelian, faience, shell
Archaeological
Abu Geili
Image Not Available for Beads - strich shell and faience
24-24-50/B4241 Beads - strich shell and faience
Bead
Gammai
Image Not Available for Glass beads, discoidal faience, and round carnelian
37-40-50/2109.1 Glass beads, discoidal faience, and round carnelian
Discoidal bead
Egypt