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Object Number 24-24-50/B4054.1
Display Title Beads: shell and stone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone beads, quartz, tear-drop shaped pendants
Classification
  • 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 85
Additional Geographic Terms Nubia
Materials Quartz
Dimensions Overall: 2.3 x 1.2 cm (7/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1 strand
Label on object B4054.1

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