Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card: 'Hexagonal barrel amethyst from Royal Graves.'
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 in ?1927-1928.
Event Date 1927
Author: Lily Stancliffe

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 1947.2126 B: 'Hexagonal barrel amethyst bead from Royal Graves 1927-28 excavations. 3500 BC'
Event Date 1947
Author: maa

Context (Analysis)
From Royal Grave; Date: - 3500 BC.
Event Date 24/7/1992
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Faceted hexagonal ellipsoid amethyst bead.
Event Date 17/10/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe