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Object Number
24-24-50/B4228
Display Title
Beads
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell beads, discoidal, faience tubular beads, cornelian and quartz round
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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<County>
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<City>
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Gammai
Intrasite
Cemetery E, Grave 26
Additional Geographic Terms
Nubia
Materials
Quartz, Cornelian, Faience, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 1.1 x 0.6 cm (7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
200+
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