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Beads
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Object Number 24-24-50/B4227
Display Title Beads
Descriptions
Inventory Description Glass beads, tubular, faience, some round, some discoidal shell
Classification
  • Tubular 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 26
Additional Geographic Terms Nubia
Materials Glass, Shell
Dimensions Overall: 1 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm (3/8 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 50+

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Glass, beads, tubular, faience, discoidal shell, ovoid stones
24-24-50/B4047.1 Glass, beads, tubular, faience, discoidal shell, ovoid stones
Tubular bead
Gammai
Image Not Available for Loose beads, faience and various colors of glass
24-24-50/B4069 Loose beads, faience and various colors of glass
Tubular bead
Gammai
Image Not Available for Assorted beads
24-24-50/B3980 Assorted beads
Tubular bead
Abkah
Image Not Available for Faience beads and one cowrie shell
24-24-50/B4238 Faience beads and one cowrie shell
Tubular bead
Gammai
Image Not Available for Glass beads, tubular and round faience
24-24-50/B3992.4 Glass beads, tubular and round faience
Tubular bead
Abkah
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
Beads, earthen
79-71-50/19833 Beads, earthen
Tubular bead
Thebes
Image Not Available for Glass beads, tubular, green faience, one carved blue bead (fish?)
24-24-50/B4010.1 Glass beads, tubular, green faience, one carved blue bead (fish?)
Tubular bead
Gammai
Image Not Available for 2 small faience beads
47-13-50/7177 2 small faience beads
Tubular bead
Jebel Moya
Image Not Available for Beads - blue glaze, red, ostrich shell and carnelian.
24-24-50/B3987.1 Beads - blue glaze, red, ostrich shell and carnelian.
Tubular bead
Abkah
Glass, beads, tubular, faience
24-24-50/B4056.1 Glass, beads, tubular, faience
Tubular bead
Gammai
Image Not Available for Beads and pendants
24-24-50/B3955 Beads and pendants
Tubular bead
Gammai