String of Beads

B15933

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B15933
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Archaeology Area coffin
Section Near Eastern
Materials Carnelian | Amethyst | Marble (Stone)
Description

CBS Register: bracelet 7", 39 beads, marble, amethyst, carnelian. Mounted by Mrs. C.H. Dam (no.27b) 1st year.

39 beads of various stones. Mainly carnelian. One fragment of steatite(?) which appears to be the broken off end of a cylinder seal--dinger is clearly visible, as are fragments of other signs.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I,1889

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