Accession No

1954.270 G


Description

One white shell Type 26 bead, ellipsoid in shape. The shell is from a gastropod.


Place

Asia; West Asia; Palestine; West Bank; Jericho


Period

?Bronze Age


Source

British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem [donor]; Kenyon, Kathleen [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1954.270 G; F3 [Excavation Register]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Shell


Local Term


Measurements

8mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Found: Some from Tomb F3?.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Jericho, excavated by Kathleen Kenyon, 1952-1958. See archive for field notebooks, distribution lists, etc. (BR6/3/1/1 – BR6/3/1/8).
Event Date 1952
Author: Jane Pettitt


Context (References)
Kenyon, K.M. (1960). Excavations at Jericho, Vol. I: The Tombs Excavated in 1952–1954. London: The British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem.
Event Date 1960
Author: Jane Pettitt


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1954.270 A-H: 'A: Large segmented white (Type 1) bead. B: Two small oval brown (Type 5) beads. C: Two small disc-like white (Type 7) beads. D: Two small carnelian (Type 16) beads. E: Two small black (Type 19) beads. F: Two small black (Type 25) beads. G: One small white shell (Type 26) bead. H: One greenish pea-shaped (Type 72) bead'.
Event Date 5/8/1992
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
'1954.270 G' is a gastropod.
Event Date 15/10/2001
Author: Jane Pettitt


Description (Physical description)
One white shell Type 26 bead, ellipsoid in shape. The shell is from a gastropod.
Event Date 26/7/2022
Author: Jane Pettitt


FM:298924

Images (Click to view full size):