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Object Number
36-126-60/16156.2
Display Title
Fragment of bead made from the perforated distal end of gazelle toe bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic bone bead fragment?, rounded shape, hollow, two rows of small parallel incised lines, not perforated
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Lower Natufian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
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Israel
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Mugharet el Wad
Intrasite
Layer B2
Additional Geographic Terms
near Athlit
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 1 × 0.8 × 0.7 cm (3/8 × 5/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
16156.2; MWB2
Provenance
Collector
American School of Prehistoric Research (Cambridge)
Collector
Dr. D. A. E. Garrod
Intermediary
George Grant MacCurdy
Donor
Donated by
American School of Prehistoric Research (Cambridge)
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