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bead
Object Type
bead
Museum number
1994,1105.244
Description
Circular bead, pierced longitudinally, black steatite, flat surface and decorated with incised lines.
Cultures/periods
Neo-Assyrian
Production date
800BC-600BC
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Professor Sir Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Nimrud
, Found in rubbish from foot of PD 5.
Materials
steatite
Technique
incised
pierced
Dimensions
Length:
2.30 centimetres
Thickness:
0.50 centimetres
Width:
2.10 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Denham 2018 / Late Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic Glyphs and Stamp Seals in the British Museum
(127)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Complete.
Acquisition name
Donated by:
British School of Archaeology, Iraq
Acquisition date
1994
Department
Middle East
Registration number
1994,1105.244
Additional IDs
Excavation/small finds number:
ND.3295
(excavation number)