Accession No
TEMP.01931
Description
Possible fragment of ostrich eggshell; shiny yellow exterior surface and matte white and grey inner surface.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Nineveh
Period
Source
Beck, Gundred Eleanor [donor]; Beck, Horace Courthope [collector]; Campbell Thompson, Reginald [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.01931; AB 27/33 [?Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
?Egg-Shell
Local Term
Measurements
29mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Excavated by the British Museum expedition (1927-1931), directed by Reginald Campbell Thompson.
Event Date
Author: Jane Pettitt
Description (Labels & Markings)
Historic marking written in black ink upon the inner surface reads: 'NINEVEH AB 27/33'.
Event Date
Author: Jane Pettitt
Context (References)
Beck, H.C. (1931). 'Beads from Nineveh'. Antiquity, vol 5(20). pp. 427-437
Event Date 1931
Author: Jane Pettitt
Description (Physical description)
Possible fragment of ostrich eggshell; shiny yellow exterior surface and matte white and grey inner surface.
Event Date 18/10/2022
Author: Jane Pettitt
FM:299865
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