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Object Number 24-24-50/B4176.2
Display Title Small Ptah (?) amulet of poor thin bl-gr faience, with two holes for stringing
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bone, ornament, bead, anthropomorphic figure, blue-green exterior, 1 gold foil f
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan / <State> / <County> / <City> / Gammai
Intrasite Cemetery U, Grave 5
Additional Geographic Terms Nubia
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 2 x 1 x 0.9 cm (13/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object B4176

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