Context (Field collection)
Excavated by the British Museum expedition (1927-1931), directed by Reginald Campbell Thompson.
Event Date
Author: Jane Pettitt

Description (Physical description)
Horace Beck catalogue card: 'Shell amulet pendant - in form of a pick?'.
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)
Catalogue card for 1947.2196[.1-7] :'Seven pendants or amulets mostly from the bead layer at Nineveh. They include a pick-shaped pendant of black faience (Beck No.2119); a bird amulet of faience (Beck No.2120; shell amulet (Beck No.2121); pick-shaped pendant of shell or limestone (Beck No.2122); two drop pendants of limestone (Beck No.2123-24); and black ?sandstone pendant (Beck No.2125)...'.
Event Date 1947
Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card for 1947.2196[.1-7] :'...Mostly from the bead layer'.
Event Date 1947
Author: maa

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: Jane Pettitt

Description (Physical description)
Drop-shaped white shell amulet, perforated at the bulbous end. One face is slightly hollowed, tapering toward the point.
Event Date 18/10/2022
Author: Jane Pettitt