String of Beads

33-22-710

From: Iran | Tepe Hissar

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 33-22-710
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iran | Tepe Hissar
Archaeology Area Tepe Hissar
Locus Period II
Period Hissar II
Section Near Eastern
Materials Gypsum | Limestone
Description

Double strand of limestone discs of varying sizes. One bead has a green glaze. The two strands are bound together by four limestone tube beads and one disc in the middle. Strung as a possible gift for museum member in the 1930's. Original acc. number and field number lost.

Credit Line Persian Expedition; Erich Schmidt, 1933

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