String of Beads
33-22-717
From: Iran | Tepe Hissar
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 33-22-717 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iran | Tepe Hissar |
| Archaeology Area | Tepe Hissar |
| Locus | Period III |
| Period | Hissar III |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Lapis Lazuli | Agate |
| Description | Single strand of large, unpolished, disc-shaped agate beads alternated with barrel-shaped beads of lapis lazuli. One large oval bead of polished agate is in the center, and it has some copper discoloration along one edge. No field number. Strung as a possible gift for museum members in the 1930's. Original acc. number and field number lost. |
| Credit Line | Persian Expedition; Erich Schmidt, 1933 |
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