Accession No
1947.2067 A
Description
Pendant or bead made from stone, possibly black steatite. Sub-rectangular in shape with rounded top with a centred perforation. Faceted cross-section with square terminal.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Ur
Period
Source
Beck, Gundred Eleanor [donor]; Beck, Horace Courthope [collector]; Woolley, Leonard [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1947.2067 A; 1517 [Beck Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; ?Steatite
Local Term
Measurements
14mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card: 'Stick form ?Pendant. Squarish .'
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)
Catalogue card for 1947.2067 A: 'Stick-form black pendant. Squarish section.'
Event Date 1947
Author: Annie Tomkins
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)
Historic description for 1947.2067 A: 'Black; Rectangular in profile; wedge in section.'
Event Date 1/6/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Pendant or bead made from stone, possibly black steatite. Sub-rectangular in shape with rounded top with a centred perforation. Faceted cross-section with square terminal.
Event Date 22/9/2022
Author: Annie Tomkins
FM:32452
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