Bead

Museum number:
9-6241
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1877
Description:
Agate (?) Maga-Tama (comma-shaped bead); one hole drilled in larger end.
Donor:
Ralph Works Chaney and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Asuka period (538–710 AD), Kofun period (ca. 250–538 AD), Late Jōmon (ca. 1500–ca. 900 BC), and Yayoi culture (ca. 300 BC–ca. 300 AD)
Collector:
Ralph Works Chaney
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Comment:
Originally housed in wooden box 9-6239.2a,b.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Bead, accession number 9-6241, described as Agate (?) Maga-Tama (comma-shaped bead); one hole drilled in larger end.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Bead, accession number 9-6241, described as Agate (?) Maga-Tama (comma-shaped bead); one hole drilled in larger end.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Bead, accession number 9-6241, described as Agate (?) Maga-Tama (comma-shaped bead); one hole drilled in larger end.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 9-6241, described as Agate (?) Maga-Tama (comma-shaped bead); one hole drilled in larger end.

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