inlay (?); roundel (?) | British Museum

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inlay(?); roundel(?)

Object Type: inlay (?); roundel (?)
Museum number: 118051
Description: Roundel? consisting of four small limestone? and greenish-darker stone, shell or glass concentric inlays; in alternating colour formation.
Cultures/periods: Urartian
Excavator/field collector: Excavated by: Emilius Clayton; Excavated by: Dr G C Raynolds; Excavated by: Hormuzd Rassam
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Toprakkale
Materials: stone (?); limestone (?); shell (?); glass (?)
Dimensions: Diameter: 0.5625 inches
Bibliographic references: Barnett 1950a / The Excavations of the British Museum at Toprak Kale near Van (pl.XVII (3)); Barnett 1954a / The Excavations of the British Museum at Toprak Kale near Van - Addenda (p. XVI) (?)
Location: Not on display
Condition: Fair?
Acquisition date: 1880
Department: Middle East
BM/Big number: 118051
Registration number: 1880,1216.55
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: AOC.13 (Assyrian Old Collection registration number)
Joined objects: Potential Join Group: G10327 (11 objects)