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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