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  • 515[3]
  • 9/13[2]
  • below tuthmosis iii temple on level ix[2]
  • bought on the spot[2]
  • burial cave a4[3]
  • c.n. 260[4]
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  • ff 77[2]
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  • found on a mummy in a very deep grave.[2]
  • found under floor[2]
  • from a mummy[21]
  • from a mummy.[9]
  • from the loosened soil.[3]
  • from the mummy of a girl[3]
  • g 27, level vi[3]
  • g 293[7]
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  • o f[2]
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  • obtained at mamacona.[4]
  • period ii[3]
  • period iii[11]
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  • pit grave[2]
  • probably from a mummy[6]
  • r 13, level ii[2]
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  • sassanian - parthian[3]
  • site "p"[19]
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  • surface[5]
  • surface; 1.5 km ne of lagoon de la puja.[3]
  • tepe gawra, 4 '0' [9 p][6]
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  • tepe gawra, 4 q [8 p][4]
  • tepe gawra, 5 '0' [9 n][9]
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  • tepe gawra, 5 k[12]
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  • tepe gawra, 5 q [8 n][3]
  • tepe gawra, 6 '0' [9 m][5]
  • tepe gawra, 6 g [13 m][4]
  • tepe gawra, 6 g-j [12-13 m][2]
  • tepe gawra, 6 k [11 m][9]
  • tepe gawra, 6 m [10 m][8]
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  • tepe gawra, 7 k [11 l][2]
  • tepe gawra, 7 q [8 l][5]
  • tepe gawra, area a[7]
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  • tomb 66[6]
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37-16-164

37-16-164

Spindle Whorl

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33-15-536

33-15-536

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60-20-31

60-20-31

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49-12-317

49-12-317

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B2718

B2718

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37-16-156

37-16-156

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36-6-167

36-6-167

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29072

29072

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E7678F

E7678F

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33-22-97

33-22-97

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29-107-795

29-107-795

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32-21-531

32-21-531

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37-16-144

37-16-144

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35-10-73

35-10-73

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37-13-244

37-13-244

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MS30

MS30

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MS29

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85-48-983

85-48-983

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31-16-566A

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36-6-9

36-6-9

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32-21-183

32-21-183

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33-15-537

33-15-537

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37-11-906

37-11-906

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35-10-376

35-10-376

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35-10-160

35-10-160

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35-10-159

35-10-159

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32-21-333

32-21-333

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35-10-7

35-10-7

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29-29-1266

29-29-1266

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MS10

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31-50-124

31-50-124

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36-6-14

36-6-14

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