String of Beads

B16183

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B16183
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Quartz | Amber | Turquoise
Description

CBS Register: Necklace, single string. 13 ". amber, crystal and Jade. mounted by Mrs. C.H. Dam.

-1 amber bead broken in box. 24 beads strung in single string. the jade is more likely turquoise. 4 amber beads, and 5 rock crystal beads interspersed with the turquoise beads.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I-IV, 1888-1900

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