Accession No
1947.2125 A
Description
Broken glazed quartz bead, originally had two perforations
Place
Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Ur
Period
Source
Beck, Gundred Eleanor [donor]; Beck, Horace Courthope [collector]; Woolley, Leonard [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1947.2125 A; 2052 a [Beck Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Quartz; Glaze
Local Term
Measurements
8mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card: 'Broken glazed quartz bead. Originally had two perforations at angles.'
Event Date
Author: Lily Stancliffe
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 (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: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1947.2125 A: 'Broken glazed quartz bead, originally had two perforations.'
Event Date 1947
Author: maa
FM:52926
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