String of Beads
B15924
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B15924 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Archaeology Area | COFFIN 167 |
| Locus | Coffin 167 |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Lapis Lazuli | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Bird |
| Description | CBS Register: necklace, double string. 16", 74 beads, clay bell pendant and flat lapis bird pendant. Mounted by Mrs. C.H. Dam (no.26) 1-4-95 two strings of beads. The first is 29 beads, mainly carnelian, and ends in the flat lapis bird pendant. the second is 43 beads, mainly carnelian, with two turquoise beads. |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur III, 1896 |
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