- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- String of faience beads and a cowrie shell. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 30/6/2005]
- Geographical reference
- Nubia Dunqulah [Dongola Dunkula]
- Cultural groups
- Nubian
- Date
- Date collected
- By 1934
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1921, uncertain Found unentered: 2001
- Materials and processes
- Material Bead, Material Faience Pottery, Material Cowrie Shell, Process Strung
- Dimensions
- Length: max 68 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 2001.67.117 Other numbers: NI/ 1571
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