Bead

Earring (uncertain)

90-2-6.15

From: Iraq | Tepe Gawra (uncertain) | Billa (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 90-2-6.15
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Tepe Gawra (uncertain) | Billa (uncertain)
Section Near Eastern
Materials Bronze
Description

Part of a large group of unidentified beads, pendants, amulets, bead spreaders, and partial and complete necklaces made of bone, shell, stone, carnelian, agate, lapis, turquoise, paste, clay, marble, crystal, etc. Disc, barrel, ring, carinated and incised beads.

Many of these pieces were probably once strung, and catalogued as necklaces.

This object is part of a piece of bronze. An earring? A bead?

Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1990

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