String of Beads

B16178

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B16178
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Paste | Carnelian | Lapis Lazuli | Frit | Rock Crystal
Description

CBS Register: Necklace, single string. 14 1/2" blue paste, crystal, carnelian and blue paste pendants. Including CBS9354, 9417, 9418, 15973. Mounted by Mrs. C.H. Dam

-single string of beads. most are simple blue paste beads (B15973) [some of which are double beads so the count might be off by one or two depending on if they split or not] There are a few lapis beads thrown in that appear to be outliers. one end is capped by a flat square carnelian piece, the other end is a smiple round carnelian bead. there are four etched carnelian flattened barrel beads, and three rock crystal drop pendants (one is B9354) strung with a carnelian bead. there are also two pendants of grape bunches (one of which is B9417, the one that looks more like rock than frit; the other, unnumbered. is B9418) made in a blue/green frit also strung with a carnelian bead.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I-IV, 1888-1900
Other Number B9354, B9417, B9418, B15973 - Other Number

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