Agora Object: J 279
Inventory Number:   J 279
Section Number:   ΒΖ 1945
Excavation Number:   martens:2014:f:57
Title:   Carnelian Bead
Category:   Jewelry & Gems
Description:   Intact but slighlty worn at string hole.
Beveled amygdaloid shape with three faceted sides on each side. Pierced longitudinally through center.
Red-orange carnelian with dark red veins throughout.
For sequence amongst other beads, see Nb. BZ LIV, p. 10610, no. 1.
Conservation Status:   Finished
Context:   At neck of AA 378 B in Mycenaean Chamber Tomb
Handling:   Fragile, handle with care.
Notebook Page:   10613
Dimensions:   L. 0.016; W. 0.011; Th. 0.006
Material:   Semi-Precious
Chronology:   Mycenaean LH IIIA
Date:   1 August 2014
Section:   ΒΖ
Grid:   J/17-1/7,8
Elevation:   50.784-50.808m.
Masl:   50.784-50.808m.
Deposit:   J 1:11
Lot:   Lot ΒΖ 2114
Basket:   martens:2014:b:79
Bibliography:   Hesperia 89 (2020), no. 29b, p. 614, fig. 18.
References:   Publication: Hesperia 89 (2020)
Images (6)
Deposit: J 1:11
Card: J 279