Accession No

1927.875 F


Description

Carnelian bead with etched wavy line.


Place

Asia; South Asia; Pakistan; Punjab; Rawalpindi; Taxila


Period

?Prehistoric


Source

Ridgeway, William (Professor; Sir) [bequeather]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1927.875 F


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Carnelian


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Analysis)
During the week of 7 November 2016, Dr Akinori Uesugi, Kanazawa University, and Wannaporn (Kay) Rienjang, Division of Archaeology, took a mould of this idno. The bead was removed from its string for this purpose and the moulds taken using hydrophilic vinyl polysiloxane impression material. It was then re-strung. 
Event Date 17/11/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (CMS Context)
A typed note attached to the card says: "These are a few of a set of beads, coins, etc, dug up at Taxila, North West India many years ago by Major General Walker who presented them to me in 1903 after reading my Early Age of Greece. The fine set of beads are strung separately with a label ' Taxila' with Nos. 1927.876, 877, 878 and 879". B and D are figured in the Beck reference above; Ref. Plate: LXVIII : L and O
Event Date 12/4/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (CMS Description)
Carnelian with etched wavy line.
Event Date 12/4/2016
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 this bead using hydrophilic vinyl polysiloxane impression material.
Event Date 21/7/2017
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


FM:269097

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