String of Beads, Cape (clothing) - 83-7-1.61

Object Number:	83-7-1.61
Current Location:	Collections Storage
Provenience:	Iraq Ur
Date Made:	2650-2550 BC
Early Date:	-2650
Late Date:	-2550
Section:	Near Eastern
Materials:	Gold Silver
Length:	36.2 cm
Width:	0.8 cm
Credit Line:	British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928

Description

Cloak beads from the upper body of the lady Pu-Abi. collar made of triangular lapis lazuli and gold beads and gold and lapis lazuli biconical beads. Four strands below collar of lapiz lazuli, gold and carnelian tube beads. 86 strings run vertically. -59 beads, almost all silver. Alternating squat biconical and round/oval beads. 6 of the round/oval beads are clearly gold, there might be one or two more that are hightly tarnished. No gold squat biconical.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

	Iraq's Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur's Royal Cemetery ( Oct 2009 - Jan 2017)	View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

	[Catalogue] Horne, Lee C., and Zettler, Richard L. 1998. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 95	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
	[Catalogue, Exhibition] Aruz, Joan. 2003. Art of the First Cities: The Third Millenium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus.. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 112	View Objects related to this Actual Citation