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String of Beads

Object Number:30-12-561
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Iraq
Ur
Archaeology Area: PG 1116
Locus: PG 1116
Period: Early Dynastic III
Date Made: 2600-2450 BCE
Early Date: 2600
Late Date: 2450
Section:Near Eastern
Materials:Gold
Lapis Lazuli
Carnelian
Length: 88.5 cm
Outside Diameter:1.8 cm
Credit Line:British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1930
Other Number:U.11728 - Field No SF

Description

String of gold, carnelian, lapis beads. 2 large round of lapis, one of gold.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Ancient Mesopotamia: The Royal Tombs of Ur (1983 - 1998) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Catalogue] Horne, Lee C., and Zettler, Richard L. 1998. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 116View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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