Accession No
1947.2791
Description
Long cylinder shell bead with corner perforations at either end for suspension.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Ur
Period
Source
Beck, Gundred Eleanor [donor]; Beck, Horace Courthope [collector]; Woolley, Leonard [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1947.2791; 2343 [Beck no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
46mm
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: Sam Daisley
Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card [not in Beck's hand]: 'Long cylinder shell bead. Corner perforation.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: '2343'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
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: Sam Daisley
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Long cylinder shell bead.'
Event Date 1947
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Long cylinder shell bead with corner perforations at either end for suspension.
Event Date 29/3/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:283532
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