Accession No
1947.2049 A.2
Description
A rectangular clay spacer bead with two perforations along the long edge.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Ur
Period
Source
Beck, Gundred Eleanor [donor]; Beck, Horace Courthope [collector]; Woolley, Leonard [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1947.2049 A.2; 1424 b [Beck coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Clay
Local Term
Measurements
32mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card for 1947.2049 [A.2]: 'Clay spacing bead. 2 perforations. Very roughly made'
Event Date
Author: Emily Shorter
Context (Field collection)
Joint Expedition of the British Museum and the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania (1922-1934), excavated by Leonard Woolley in 1927.
Event Date 1927
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1947.2049 [A.1-2]: '2 clay spacing beads, one with 2 and one with 3 perforations.'
Event Date 1947
Author: Emily Shorter
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: Emily Shorter
Description (CMS Description)
2 perforations; Grey; Rectangular
Event Date 20/1/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A rectangular clay spacer bead with two perforations along the long edge.
Event Date 17/10/2022
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:32387
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