String of Beads

B15942

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B15942
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Archaeology Area from coffins
Section Near Eastern
Materials Paste | Glass | Stone | Gold
Iconography Lotus | Frog | Mask
Description

CBS Register: necklace, single string. 12", 46 beads, glass pendant, lotus blossom. paste frog amulet, 4 green glazed masks. Mounted by Mrs. C.H. Dam (no. 27a) 1st expedition

45 beads strung together; 2 broken in the box. 4 green glazed demon masks [Pazuzu?], one paste frog amulet, one gold bead, and a lotus blossom glass pendant.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I,1889

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