String of Beads

Object Number:

B17649

Current Location:

Collections storage

Provenience:

Iraq
Ur

Section:

Near Eastern

Materials:

Gold
Lapis
Carnelian

Description:

CBS Register: no field number. necklace. two strings of gold (sketched bead shape), lapis, carnelian. three drops (sketched) mounted on gold. Reconstructed by Mrs. C. Dam.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Ancient Mesopotamia: The Royal Tombs of Ur (1983 - 1998)

Bibliography:

[Catalogue] Zettler, Richard L. and Horne, Lee. 1998. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur. : Page/Fig./Plate: 112

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