Bead
| Object Number: | 31-17-352E |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | PG NW |
| Locus: | Found 7 1/2 to 8 m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistoric settlement. P.G. N.W. |
| Period: | Prehistoric |
| Date Made: | ca. 3100 BC |
| Early Date: | -3150 |
| Late Date: | -3050 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Terracotta |
| Length: | 2.8 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 0.9 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number: | U.12778 - Field No SF |
Description
Includes decorated pottery; clay animal; seal impressions on clay jar stoppers; clay copies of shell bugle beads; bone tubular bead; copper needle, ect. 2014 Description: fragment of a cylindrical bead pierced through the length that tapers at the ends. There is an incised spiral around the circumference. The ceramic is buff.
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