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Object Type
Museum number: 1897,0401.467
Description: Large gold barrel bead; fluting along centre; suspension rings soldered at either end; strung with Jewellery 676; shown in bottom centre in photograph.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1550BC-1050BC
Production place: Made in: Cyprus
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Enkomi, tomb 84 chamber A
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 1.25 centimetres; Length: 1.50 centimetres
Curator's comments: Strung with Jewellery 676. See this entry for entire weight of necklace.
Bibliographic references: Jewellery / Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum. (611); Goring 1983 / Late Cypriot Goldwork (No. 513); Murray, Smith and Walters 1900 / Excavations in Cyprus (P46, Pl XII); Crewe 2009 / Enkomi (84.4)
Location: On display (G72/dc6)
Acquisition name
Funder name
Acquisition date: 1897
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1897,0401.467

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