Context (Analysis)
Horace Beck catalogue card reads: An exactly similar bead found by Woolley was dated to 1st Dynasty of Ur or earlier'
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card reads: 'Lapis bead - collared melon 13 flutes.'
Event Date
Author: Sam Daisley

Context (Field collection)
Joint Expedition of the British Museum and the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania (1922-1934), excavated by Leonard Woolley in 1925.
Event Date 1925
Author: Sam Daisley

Context (Field collection)
Collected by Horace Beck and donated by his widow, Gundred Beck, in 1947. See Horace Beck’s handwritten catalogue, classified by region (WO1/1/2).
Event Date 1947
Author: Sam Daisley

Description (Physical description)
Historic description for 1947.2036 A: 'Blue; Gadrooned (hub-shaped)'
Event Date 12/1/1988
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1947.2036 A-B reads: 'A= Lapis collared melon bead (13 flutes)'
Event Date 17/10/2022
Author: Sam Daisley

Description (Physical description)
Large melon bead with 13 flutes made of lapis lazuli. Collared at both terminals.
Event Date 17/10/2022
Author: Sam Daisley