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Object Number
47-13-50/6958
Display Title
Bead, ostrich egg shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Bead, ostrich egg shell
Inventory Description
Organic, ostrich eggshell beads, discoidal, white, encrusted, some fused
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Sudan
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Sennar
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<County>
/
<City>
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Jebel Moya
Additional Geographic Terms
Sennar on Blue Nile, 20 mi. WSW of
Materials
Ostrich eggshell
Dimensions
Overall: 0.4 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm (3/16 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
7
Label on object
47-13-50/6958; 100.275.R1.
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