Accession No

1947.2043


Description

Half of a hemispherical-shaped stamp seal bead of white limestone. Drilled engraving on the flat surface of the hemisphere shows the forelegs, long neck, and horned head of an animal, with a small engraving to the right, possibly of a human figure. There are two patches of red pigment on the domed surface of the hemisphere. The drilled hole of the bead is parallel to the flat side.


Place

Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Ur


Period

?Neolithic Jemdet Nasr


Source

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


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1947.2043; 1361 [Beck Coll.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Limestone; ?Pigment; ?Wax


Local Term


Measurements

22mm x 17mm x 44mm


Events

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


Context (Analysis)
Note on Horace Beck catalogue card reads: 'before 3000 BC.'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


Context (Production / use)
Date: ?3300 BC; ?2900 BC.
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card: 'Half an engraved limestone bead. Man feeding animals.'
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


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1947.2043: 'Half an engraved limestone bead with design of man feeding animals.'
Event Date 1947
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


Description (Physical description)
Drilled design showing forelegs and horns of animal and adjacent fish(?) motif; Broken; White; Hemi-spherical
Event Date 15/1/1988
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Half of a hemispherical-shaped stamp seal bead of white limestone. Drilled engraving on the flat surface of the hemisphere shows the forelegs, long neck, and horned head of an animal, with a small engraving to the right, possibly of a human figure. There are two patches of red pigment on the domed surface of the hemisphere. The drilled hole of the bead is parallel to the flat side.
Event Date 13/10/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


FM:32374

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