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

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

Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card for 1947.2035[.1-16]: 'String of black steatite beads.'
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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)
One example with 3 perforated holes, one with 5 (broken); Black; Rectangular
Event Date 21/12/1987
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Two steatite spacer beads. One larger, grey, flattened rectangular bead, with five perforations (one broken) parallel to the short edge. One smaller, black, flattened rectangular bead, with three perforations parallel to the long edge.
Event Date 14/10/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad