North Africa
Items connected to: North Africa
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Grave good
Knife (food processing & storage)
Strike-a-light; énefed
Medicine sample (medical science)
Tinder sample (percussion)
Grave good
Game piece
Game piece
Game piece
Game piece
Grave good
Game piece

Sandal (clothing: footwear)

Protective charm; gris-gris; assesrade; terewt; takarde
Container (ritual & belief: cult of the dead)
Gum cutter
Medicine sample (medical science)
Grave good

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Forceps (medical science)

Protective charm; gris-gris; assesrade; terewt; takarde

Cloth (function unknown); textile (function unknown)
Coffin; coffin cover

Porridge stirrer
Bowl (food service)

Shabti figure

Lute

Guinbri; lute

Guinbri; spike fiddle

Guinbri; lute

Guinbri; lute

Guinbri; lute

Lute

Spike fiddle

Dagger (weapons: edged)

Printing block
Book (tattoo illustration)

Funerary tablet (tablet (ritual & belief: cult of the dead))
Tablets (documentary artefact)

Sarcophagus mask
'ud; lute
Bowl (containers)
Sword (weapons: edged)
Saddle (horse furniture)

Amulet

Amulet
Ornament (personal adornment)

Tablet

Dagger (weapons: edged); dagger sheath (dagger (weapons: edged))

Collar (horse furniture); amulet
Collection Information
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
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