String of Beads

B16920

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B16920
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PG 871
Section Near Eastern
Materials Gold | Lapis Lazuli | Carnelian
Description

3 strands of beads linked--this description matches the box labeled "B16920?"

CBS Register: Part of Contents of an unusally rich grave of the Sargonid period (c. 2700 BC) PG 871. B16919 - B16925; also three copper vessels U.10759-61. beads, 3 strings: gold, lapis, carnelian. restrung in the original order.

Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928
Other Number U.10753 - Field No SF

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