Accession No

1947.2040 A


Description

Bead of white limestone in the form of a long truncated cone. Chipped at the narrower end.


Place

Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Ur


Period


Source

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


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1947.2040 A; 1352 [Beck Coll.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Limestone


Local Term


Measurements

15mm x 53mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card: 'Half long barrel bead, marble. 2 inches long. [unclear].
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 1926.
Event Date 1926
Author: maa


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)
Catalogue card for 1947.2040 A-C: 'A. Half a long barrel bead of marble. 2 inches long. (?may be limestone).'
Event Date 1947
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


Description (Physical description)
Chipped; White; Cone
Event Date 12/1/1988
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Bead of white limestone in the form of a long truncated cone. Chipped at the narrower end.
Event Date 13/10/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


FM:32364

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