String of Beads
B15943
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B15943 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Archaeology Area | Jewel Jar 2. X. Shatt en Nil. |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Paste | Carnelian | Agate |
| Description | CBS Register: necklace, triple chain 24", paste and faiance. large blue tassel. Mounted by Mrs. C.H. Dam (no.43a) 11-30-94 113 beads make up the "large blue tassel," which includes some double and triple beads. This is the pendant of a 83 beaded string of beads, which awkwardly has a 66 strand of beads coming out one of the sides. |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur III, 1896 |
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