Accession No

1947.2035.14


Description

Two steatite beads. One black, truncated bicone bead with oval cross-section and irregular surface, one dark grey barrel bead with oval cross-section.


Place

Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Ur


Period

?Early Period


Source

Beck, Gundred Eleanor [donor]; Beck, Horace Courthope [collector]; Woolley, Leonard [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1947.2035.14; 1290 O [Beck Coll.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Steatite


Local Term


Measurements

10mm x 9mm x 13mm


Events

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 (Analysis)
Note on Horace Beck catalogue card for 1947.2035[.1-16]: 'Short barrel near end may be limestone (Thomas).'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


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


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)
Green, dark; Barrel
Event Date 21/12/1987
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Two steatite beads. One black, truncated bicone bead with oval cross-section and irregular surface, one dark grey barrel bead with oval cross-section.
Event Date 14/10/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


FM:32350

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