String of Beads

33-22-678

From: Iran | Tepe Hissar

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number 33-22-678
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iran | Tepe Hissar
Archaeology Area Tepe Hissar
Locus Period I
Period Hissar I
Section Near Eastern
Materials Gypsum | Limestone | Glaze
Technique Glazed
Description

Double strand of gypsum barrels strung with five loops of limestone discs. Each loop contains a pierced shell. Some of the limestone discs are green-glazed.

Credit Line Persian Expedition; Erich Schmidt, 1933

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