1. Shrine cluster, Mound 6, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:

A group of insitu artifacts interpreted by archaeologists as a shrine cluster, located in a metallurgical workshop (mound 6). The cluster included a lost-wax-cast twinned figurine (bottom center), an iron bangle (center), a waterworn quartz pebble, a bone fragment (upper left of bangle), a broken iron blade (left of the bone fragment) and a tanged iron blade (upper left of the bangle). An irregularly shaped quartzite cobble (upper left) may have been part of the cluster. Photo scale in cm, arrow pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 19 July 2008.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19084; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19085; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17600

Provenance:

Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 44N 6W, Feature 5

Date:

2008-07-19

Location(s) Facet:

Ngre Kataa

Subjects Facet:

Archaeology; Shrines; Excavations (Archaeology); Figures; Bangles; Blades (tool and equipment components)

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2008

Date searchable:

2008-07-19

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Location(s):

Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111

Sketchfab Uid:

Geographic Coordinates:

8.11277778, -2.30611111