String of Beads

B15957

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B15957
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Archaeology Area GRAVE 242
Section Near Eastern
Materials Agate | Quartz | Carnelian | Turquoise
Description

CBS Register: Necklace. small string. 11 1/2". 26 beads. Grave 242. Mounted by Mrs. C.H. Dam (no. 21)

-27 beads, one black stone appears to be inscribed. one of the turquoise beads is a carved fish, with one tail portion broken off.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition to Nippur III, 1896

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