Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card reads: 'Very large elliptical barrel bead. 2" long, 1.45 dia. Stone limestone?'
Event Date
Author: Sam Daisley

Context (Analysis)
Horace Beck catalogue card reads 'Very early; before 3000 BC'
Event Date
Author: maa

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

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1947.2036 A-B reads: 'B= large elliptical bead 2" long. Hard faience.'
Event Date 1947
Author: Sam Daisley

Context (Acquisition Details)
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 B: 'White; Barrel in profile; lenticular in section'
Event Date 12/1/1988
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Large white barrel bead possibly made of limestone; ellipsoidal cross-section.
Event Date 17/10/2022
Author: Sam Daisley