Accession No
1947.2039.4
Description
Bead of bright green amazonite. Biconvex rectangle with concave ends in profile, convex triangular prism in cross-section.
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
1947.2039.4; 1351 D [Beck Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Amazonite
Local Term
Measurements
13mm x 8mm x 20mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card:' Elliptical barrel bead in amazonite.'
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: 'Elliptical amazonite bead.'
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)
Green, bright; Elliptical in profile; plano-convex in section
Event Date 12/1/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Bead of bright green amazonite. Biconvex rectangle with concave ends in profile, convex triangular prism in cross-section.
Event Date 13/10/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:32363
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