Accession No
1947.2104 A
Description
Sub-rectangular tabular bead of glass. Dark purple to red colour; rounded edges.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Ur
Period
Source
Beck, Gundred Eleanor [donor]; Beck, Horace Courthope [collector]; Woolley, Leonard [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1947.2104 A; 1372 [Beck Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Glass
Local Term
Measurements
9mm
Events
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: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card: 'Elliptical ellipsoid bead amethyst colour glass'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
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: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1947.2104 A: 'Elliptical ellipsoid bead of amethyst coloured glass.'
Event Date 1947
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Sub-rectangular tabular bead of glass. Dark purple to red colour; rounded edges.
Event Date 30/9/2022
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:267588
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