bead
- Museum number
- 1880.3918.a
- Description
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Iridescent mother-of-pearl bead, partly tinted green.
- Production date
- 5thC (late) (found with coins of this date)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 4 millimetres
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Height: 3 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- E. Errington: Found in a box containing IM.Metal.145: 'A collection of fragments of bronze rings & bezels of rings without designs or inscriptions. From Beghram 1835', see 1880.3826.u. Conversely, the IM.Metal.145 label was found misplaced, together with some rings from Begram (see 1880.3902.a-f), in relic deposits 'Box 2', associated with identifiable Hadda Stupa 10 material in tray South Kensington Museum no.1100/India Museum no.21: 'Eighteen rings and portions of rings. Metal' (see 1880.3894.a-r). Also in 'Box 2' was more of the same material in tray South Kensington Museum no.1117/India Museum no.69: 'A number of rings, fragments of rings and ornaments' (see 1880.3980.a-s). Although found separated from this Hadda Stupa 10 material, 1880.3918.a-i are recognisable as being from the site by the bead 1880.3918.a and the distinctive copper corrosion products found on 1880.3918.e-h, which are diagnostic of the finds from this relic deposit (see also 1880.3962.e-f). For similar beads, see 1880.3929.o-p.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1880
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1880.3918.a
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 1117 (?) (South Kensington Museum no.)
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Miscellaneous number: 69 (?) (India Museum no.)