Accession No

1947.2104 C


Description

Melon bead of light blue translucent glass. Chip missing.


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 C; 1375 A [Beck Coll.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Glass


Local Term


Measurements

8mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card for 1375 A: 'Blue clear melon bead of gadroon glass'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1947.2104 C: 'Blue glass melon bead.'
Event Date 1947
Author: maa


Context (Amendments / updates)
Beck's catalogue card for 1375 has five entries (A-E) but a note in a later hand notes that only A was traced, so only 1375 A was assigned the MAA idno 1947.2104 C.
Event Date 30/4/2014
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Melon bead of light blue translucent glass. Chip missing.
Event Date 30/9/2022
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:267590

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