Accession No
1947.2064 A
Description
Bead of white faience; hemispherical in shape. Perforated near centre of sphere and parallel to flat surface.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Ur
Period
Source
Beck, Gundred Eleanor [donor]; Beck, Horace Courthope [collector]; Woolley, Leonard [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1947.2064 A; 1500 [Beck Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Faience; Glass
Local Term
Measurements
15mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card: 'Hemispherical bead. Perforated near centre of sphere and parallel to flat surface. White faience.'
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.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Historic description for 147.2064 A: 'White; Hemi-spherical.'
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 for 1947.2064: 'Hemispherical faience bead.'
Event Date 1947
Author: Annie Tomkins
Description (Physical description)
Bead of white faience; hemispherical in shape. Perforated near centre of sphere and parallel to flat surface.
Event Date 21/9/2022
Author: Annie Tomkins
FM:32436
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