Accession No

1947.2254


Description

Eleven crystal and 1 etched carnelian beads


Place

Asia; South Asia; India


Period


Source

Beck, Horace J. (Mrs) [donor]; Beck, Horace J. [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1947.2254


Cultural Affliation


Material

Crystal; Stone; Carnelian


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (References)
Beck, Horace. (1933). 'Etched Carnelian Beads'. The Antiquities Journal, vol. 13(4). pp. 384-398
Event Date 1933
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (CMS Context)
These are not numbered by Mr Beck and his label only says "Hunt" presumably the donor. Compare similar beads (carnelian) from tombs in South India (1927.2242)
Event Date 30/7/1992
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Eleven crystal and 1 etched carnelian bead
Event Date 30/7/1992
Author: maa


Context (Analysis)
During the week of 7 November 2016, Dr Akinori Uesugi, Kanazawa University, and Wannaporn (Kay) Rienjang, Division of Archaeology, took moulds of several of the beads from this idno. The beads were removed from their string for this purpose and the moulds taken using hydrophilic vinyl polysiloxane impression material. They were re-strung in the same order that they were found. Moulds were taken of beads number 6 and 7 from the label end of the string.
Event Date 17/11/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (Analysis)
During the week of 21 July 2017, Dr Akinori Uesugi, Kanazawa University, and Wannaporn (Kay) Rienjang, Division of Archaeology, took moulds of several of these beads. The beads were removed from their string for this purpose and the moulds taken using hydrophilic vinyl polysiloxane impression material. They were re-strung in the same order that they were found. Moulds were taken of beads number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 from the label end of the string.
Event Date 21/7/2017
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


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