Context (Field collection)
Joint Expedition of the British Museum and the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania (1922-1934), excavated by Leonard Woolley.
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Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card for 1947.2035[.1-16]: 'String of black steatite beads...'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Context (Display)
Note on Horace Beck catalogue card for 1947.2035[.1-16]: 'Mounted on separate boards. A to R.'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

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: Jane Pettitt

Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card for 1947.2035[.1-16]: '... mounted on separate cards and numbered 1290 A-R in Mr Beck's catalogue (Q is missing). Probably early period.'
Event Date 1947
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1947.2035[.1-16]: 'String of 34 steatite beads of various shapes.'
Event Date 1947
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Physical description)
Black; Elliptical in profile; circular in section
Event Date 21/12/1987
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Five tapered cylindrical beads of steatite; three are dark grey and two are light grey. The largest bead has a speckled surface and shows signs of historic damage.
Event Date 17/10/2022
Author: Jane Pettitt