String of Beads
B15914
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B15914 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Archaeology Area | Coffin 162 |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Paste | Carnelian | Agate |
| Description | CBS Register: necklace, single string. short. 27", 82 beads, pendant Mounted by Mrs. C.H. Dam (no.3a) 1-3-95 78 beads of mainly carnelian and agate strung open ended. the "pendant" is a beautiful piece of mainly white agate (carnelian?) that has been carved into the shape of a shell with great detail. |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur III, 1896 |
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