String of Beads
85-48-29
From: Iraq | Nippur (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 85-48-29 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur (uncertain) |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Agate | Carnelian | Quartz | Lapis Lazuli | Jasper | Amethyst |
| Description | Approx. 258 Beads, including agate, carnelian, beryl or turquoise, quartz, lapis, jasper, amethyst and other stones. -lapis, rock crystal, carnelian, amethyst, turquoise (plus?). most all of these beads are broken. One of the broken (diorite, cylindrical) beads could have something inscribed on it. its unclear. 264 beads |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I-IV, 1888-1900 |
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