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1945.7.10

Box of tubular (cylindrical) faience beads

1945.7.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Box of tubular (cylindrical) faience beads
Geographical reference
Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of
Northern Sudan Dunqulah [Dongola Dunkula]
Date
Date collected
1913-14
Acquisition information
Acquired: 1921 Acquired: 07/1945
Materials and processes
Material Faience Pottery, Material Bead
Dimensions
Length: max 11 mm one cylinder
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.7.10 Other numbers: 1/ 179
Research and responses

Napata: the capital in about 750-590 BC of the ancient kingdom of Cush (Kush), situated downstream from the Fourth Cataract of the Nile, near Kuraymah in the northern part of what is now The Sudan. The Egyptian custom of royal burial under pyramids was introduced into Cush, as may be seen at Kurru and at Nuri, where the largest pyramid, that of the king Taharqa (reigned 690-664 BC), is situated. Taharqa, who also built several Egyptian-style temples at Napata and elsewhere, was defeated by the Assyrians and expelled from Egypt in 671 BC. Dunqulah: also spelled DONGOLA, OR DUNKULA, town, northern Sudan. It lies on the west bank of the Nile River, about 278 miles (448 km) northwest of Khartoum. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. [MR 10/8/2000]

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