Accession No
1947.2042 A
Description
Haemetite drop pendant, elongated with circular cross-section. Dark red in colour; polished with some facets still visible.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Ur
Period
Source
Beck, Gundred Eleanor [donor]; Beck, Horace Courthope [collector]; Woolley, Leonard [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1947.2042 A; 1360 [Beck Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Haematite; Stone
Local Term
Measurements
39mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card: 'Haematite pendant. Simple drop shape.'
Event Date
Author: Annie Tomkins
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 or 1926.
Event Date
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: Annie Tomkins
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for 2042 A: 'Haematite drop pendant 1.55" long.'
Event Date 1947
Author: Annie Tomkins
Description (Physical description)
Historic description for 1947.2042 A: 'Polished, facets still visible; Red, dark; Drop, elongated.'
Event Date 15/1/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Haemetite drop pendant, elongated with circular cross-section. Dark red in colour; polished with some facets still visible.
Event Date 14/10/2022
Author: Annie Tomkins
FM:32372
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