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1971.15.597.1

Four brown cylindrical ?agate beads [.1-.4] each with white bands. Strung together by the collector. [SM 15/10/2010]

1971.15.597.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Four brown cylindrical ?agate beads [.1-.4] each with white bands. Strung together by the collector. [SM 15/10/2010]
Long description
Four brown cylindrical ?agate beads [.1-.4] each with white bands. Strung together by the collector. One of the beads shows traces of saw lines where it was cut into shape. Another bead has one bevelled edge. [SM 15/10/2010]
Geographical reference
Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of
Northern Darfur El Fasher Central Sudan Kordofan
Person
Field collector Anthony John Arkell
PRM source Anthony John Arkell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1948
Date collected
By 1948
Acquisition information
Donated: 26/10/1971
Materials and processes
Material Bead, Material String, Material Agate Stone, Process Perforated, Process Strung, Process Ground, Process Polished, Process Sawn
Dimensions
Diameter 10 mm average, Length 6 mm average
Object numbers
Accession number: 1971.15.597.1 Accession number: 1971.15.597.2 Accession number: 1971.15.597.3 Accession number: 1971.15.597.4

Search terms: Ornament, Bead, Trade

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