Inventory Number: | J 298 | |
Section Number: | ΒΖ 2163 | |
Excavation Number: | martens:2017:f:61 | |
Title: | Carnelian Bead | |
Category: | Jewelry & Gems | |
Description: | Complete; slightly chipped at pierced ends (from use?) Amygdaloid shape with six faceted sides, rounded edges. Hole drilled lengthwise but piercing do not align at the center of the bead. A thin groove is incised longitudinally on either side of the largest facets, but roughly made and asymmetrical. Orange carnelian with dark red veins. Mycenaean LHIIIA. | |
Conservation Status: | Finished | |
Context: | Level 4 of southeast undercut of Mycenaean Chamber Tomb J 1:10. | |
Notebook Page: | 11624 | |
Dimensions: | L. 0.019; W. 0.014; Th. 0.006 | |
Material: | Semi-Precious | |
Chronology: | Mycenaean LH IIIA | |
Date: | 4 August 2017 | |
Section: | ΒΖ | |
Grid: | J/19-1/10,12 | |
Elevation: | 51.226-50.957m. | |
Masl: | 50.957-51.226m. | |
Deposit: | J 1:10 | |
Lot: | Lot ΒΖ 2273 | |
Basket: | martens:2017:b:36 | |
Bibliography: | Hesperia 89 (2020), no. 18, p. 608. | |
References: | Publication: Hesperia 89 (2020) Image: 2018.04.0739 Image: 2018.04.0740 Deposit: J 1:10 Card: J 298 |