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Object Number
24-24-50/B4135
Display Title
Ivory ear or lip plug
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, bone, utilized fragment, perforated
Classification
- Utilized bone
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Sudan
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Gammai
Intrasite
Mound E
Additional Geographic Terms
Nubia
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 2.4 x 0.3 x 2 cm (15/16 x 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
B4135
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Oric Bates
(1915-1917)
Donor
Donated by
Mrs. Oric Bates
(1924)
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