Bead

Museum number:
9-18738
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4485
Description:
Irregular somewhat flattened cylindrical bead with rounded edges. The surface though smouth has lost its polish. Length, 17.5 mm; diameter 12.0 to 13.5 mm; diameter of perforation, 3.5 to 4.0 mm. Opaque golden orange amber or copal. Cut bored and polished.
Donor:
Dariush Arasteh
Collection place:
Estakhr, Fars Province, Southwest Iran
Culture or time period:
Iranian
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 9-18738, described as Irregular somewhat flattened cylindrical bead with rounded edges. The surface though smouth has lost its polish. Length, 17.5 mm; diameter 12.0 to 13.5 mm; diameter of perforation, 3.5 to 4.0 mm. Opaque golden orange amber or copal. Cut bored and polished.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 9-18738, described as Irregular somewhat flattened cylindrical bead with rounded edges. The surface though smouth has lost its polish. Length, 17.5 mm; diameter 12.0 to 13.5 mm; diameter of perforation, 3.5 to 4.0 mm. Opaque golden orange amber or copal. Cut bored and polished.

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