String of Beads

B15906

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B15906
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Quartz | Agate
Description

CBS Register: necklace. 23 " pendant and agate ring. Mounted by Mrs. C.H. Dam (no. 74)

of the 338 beads, 336 are quartz, incluing a very large drop pendant. There are are two agate beads, one of which is the "ring" mentioned in the register--that is, not a finger ring, but a stone bead cut into a disc.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I-IV, 1888-1900
Other Number P269953 - CDLI Number

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