String of Beads
B15939
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B15939 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Archaeology Area | Jewel Jar, Hill VII |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Quartz | Chalcedony | Carnelian |
| Iconography | Duck | Monkey |
| Description | CBS Register: necklace, single chain. 21", 56 beads, crystal pendant, chalcedony duck, carnelian monkey. Mounted by Mrs. C.H. Dam (no.31d) 9-11-94 57 beads that are strung into one necklace with three "pendants". One of which is the crystal pendant, one is the duck, and one is the monkey. There are also two pieces of banded agate. One turquoise bead? the back of the duck seems to have some copper/bronze stuck to it, as does one of the barrel beads near by. |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur III, 1896 |
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