Accession No

1947.2246 B


Description

Eight large carnelian roughly-shaped beads


Place

Asia; South Asia; India; South India


Period

Megalithic


Source

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


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1947.2246 B; Beck 1979


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Carnelian


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
All 1947.2246 are from Megalithic tombs in South India, but no exact provenance is given
Event Date 30/7/1992
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Eight large carnelian roughly-shaped beads
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 a bead 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 the second bead 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 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 from the label end of the string.
Event Date 21/7/2017
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


FM:132044

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