Agora Object: J 283
Inventory Number:   J 283
Section Number:   ΒΖ 1949
Excavation Number:   martens:2014:f:61
Title:   Carnelian Bead
Category:   Jewelry & Gems
Description:   Complete, surface slightly nicked.
Amygdaloid shape, rounded?? edges. Pierced longitudinally through center.
Polished dark red opaque carnelian with back veins.

For sequence amongst other beads, see BZ LIV, p. 10610, no. 4.
Conservation Status:   Finished
Context:   At neck of skeleton AA 378 B in Mycenaean Chamber Tomb
Handling:   Fragile, handle with care.
Notebook Page:   10613
Dimensions:   L. 0.0165; W. 0.012; Th. 0.0075
Material:   Semi-Precious
Chronology:   Mycenaean
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 (8)
Deposit: J 1:11
Card: J 283