String of Beads
Cape (clothing)
83-7-1.61
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 83-7-1.61 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Period | Early Dynastic III |
| Date Made | 2650-2550 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Gold | Silver |
| Description | Cloak beads from the upper body of the lady Pu-Abi. collar made of triangular lapis lazuli and gold beads and gold and lapis lazuli biconical beads. Four strands below collar of lapiz lazuli, gold and carnelian tube beads. 86 strings run vertically. -59 beads, almost all silver. Alternating squat biconical and round/oval beads. 6 of the round/oval beads are clearly gold, there might be one or two more that are hightly tarnished. No gold squat biconical. |
| Length | 36.2 cm |
| Width | 0.8 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928 |
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