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1985.49.85

Set of 22 beads made of stone. One is a slightly broken flat, square plate. All are perforated and strung on string. [BA [OPS move] 1/11/2017]

1985.49.85

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Collection type
Object
Description
Set of 22 beads made of stone. One is a slightly broken flat, square plate. All are perforated and strung on string. [BA [OPS move] 1/11/2017]
Date
Date collected
By 1985
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Jadeite Stone, Material Bead, Material Metal Wire, Material String, Process Perforated, Process Drilled
Dimensions
Length: max 160 mm, Width: max 140 mm, Depth: max 35 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.49.85 Other numbers: 23253
Research and responses

Dr Elizabeth Graham, UCL, noted during the Fell funded project Characterizing the World Archaeology Collections that Mesoamericanists tend not to use the term 'amulet'. [AS 28/10/2010]

Search terms: Religion, Animal Gear, Ornament, Bead, Textile, Amulet, Neck Ornament, Cattle Accessory, Spindle-whorl

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