Accession No
1947.2243
Description
Forty red steatite bicone beads from a grave, dated by a coin from Eranto 2nd-3rd century BC. Burnt animal bones, charcoal, pots, clay spindle whorl and fragments of bronze and iron work found in same grave. The other bead on this string is from an ancient midden and not from the grave
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; South India; Mellapalyam; Sulur
Period
Prehistoric
Source
Beck, Horace J. (Mrs) [donor]; Beck, Horace J. [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1947.2243; Beck 1975
Cultural Affliation
Material
Steatite; Stone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Found: Sulur, near Mellapalyam; Date: ?2 Century BC; ?3 Century BC -; Collected by: Tucker Collection; Beck Collection
Event Date 24/7/1992
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Forty red steatite bicone beads from a grave, dated by a coin from Eranto 2nd-3rd century BC. Burnt animal bones, charcoal, pots, clay spindle whorl and fragments of bronze and iron work found in same grave. The other bead on this string is from an ancient midden and not from the grave
Event Date 24/7/1992
Author: maa
FM:52864
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