String of Beads
B15921
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | B15921 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
Archaeology Area | Coffin 272 |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Bronze | Lapis Lazuli | Carnelian | Agate | Turquoise |
Description | CBS Register: necklace, single string. short. 20 1/2", 54 beads, Mounted by Mrs. C.H. Dam (no.6) 4-3-95 51 beads of various stones strung with a "pendant." the bead used as a pendant is a lapis spacer--it has holes at the top and bottom. There is also one etched carnelian bead as well as 3 bronze beads |
Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur III, 1896 |
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