Accession No
1947.2035.16
Description
Bead of dark grey steatite. Rectangular in profile and lenticular in cross-section. Circular perforation through centre of lenticular shape.
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
1947.2035.16; 1290 R [Beck Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Steatite
Local Term
Measurements
5mm x 3mm x 10mm
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 (Related Documents)
Note on Horace Beck catalogue card for 1947.2035[.1-16]: 'Also lenticular cylinder.'
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)
Grey; Rectangular in profile; lenticular in section
Event Date 21/12/1987
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Bead of dark grey steatite. Rectangular in profile and lenticular in cross-section. Circular perforation through centre of lenticular shape.
Event Date 14/10/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:32352
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