String of Beads
Object Number: | B15918 |
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Current Location: | Collections Storage |
Provenience: | Iraq Nippur |
Section: | Near Eastern |
Materials: | Shell Paste Carnelian Agate Lapis Lazuli (uncertain) Bronze |
Credit Line: | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I-IV, 1888-1900 |
Description
CBS Register: necklace, chain. Paste, pearls and imitation lapis. Mounted by Mrs. C.H. Dam (no.4)
the 77 beads are strong so that each end has a carnelian bead [its restrung open-ended]. midway through, there are some lapis [imitation lapis?] beads shaped like flies that have holes in the top and bottom. and in between each, Mrs. Dam has restrung a double strand of small shell beads [four on the top, four on the bottom strand] Also, there are small bronze beads, and one banded agate bead.
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