Accession No
1947.2039.1
Description
Haematite pendant. Irregular globular shape with a small off-centre perforation.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Ur
Period
Early Dynastic Ur I
Source
Beck, Gundred Eleanor [donor]; Beck, Horace Courthope [collector]; Woolley, Leonard [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1947.2039.1; 1351 A [Beck Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Haematite
Local Term
Measurements
20mm x 13mm x 23mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card: 'A. Haematite pendant.'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Analysis)
Note on Horace Beck catalogue card reads: '1st Dynasty of Ur.'
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 in 1925.
Event Date 1925
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1947.2039: '...Haematite pendant.'
Event Date 1947
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
Description (Physical description)
Highly polished; Red, dark; Oval, irregular
Event Date 12/1/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Haematite pendant. Irregular globular shape with a small off-centre perforation.
Event Date 13/10/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:32360
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