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animal remains
Object Type
animal remains
Museum number
EA79317
Description
Three irregular fragments of three ivory coloured, unworked Nile oyster shells.
Cultures/periods
Post-Christian
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Kulubnarti
, 21-S-2 House A6 Area outside north wall
Materials
nile oyster shell
Dimensions
Length:
65 millimetres
(1st shell)
Length:
4 millimetres
(2nd shell)
Length:
50 millimetres
(3rd shell)
Thickness:
4 millimetres
(1st shell)
Thickness:
10 millimetres
(2nd shell)
Thickness:
1 millimetres
(3rd shell)
Width:
55 millimetres
(1st shell)
Width:
42 millimetres
(2nd shell)
Width:
25 millimetres
(3rd shell)
Bibliographic references
Adams & Adams 1998 / Kulubnarti II, The Artifactual Remains
(p. 11)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Fair.
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Dr William Yewdale Adams
Donated by:
W S Webb Museum of Anthropology (University of Kentucky)
Acquisition date
2005
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA79317
Registration number
2005,0401.1617