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Object Number
24-24-50/B4059
Display Title
Loose beads: shell, faience, stone, glass, carnelian
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Glass beads, various shapes with carnelian, natrolite, and alabaster
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 96
Additional Geographic Terms
Nubia
Materials
Glass, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 1.5 x 0.4 x 0.9 cm (9/16 x 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
50+
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