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[Agora Object] J 227: Carnelian Scarab

Intact. Small chips around edges. String hole through long axis. Slightly domed upper surface with engraved lines in shape of beetle. Curved line across middle separating head from back. Bisecting line ... 24-30 July 1998

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[Agora Object] J 228: Rose Quartz Bead

Worn. Cylindrical bead, pierced for suspension; hole larger on one face than the other. Pink stone with white veins. Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. From sieving. in ziplock polyethylene bag inside a plastic box ... July 1998

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[Agora Object] J 231: Spherical Faience Beads

Ten beads: five are complete, three are cracking and peeling, and the other two have lost about half of their volume. The surface in general is very friable. Spherical beads pierced through the center ... 24 July 1998

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[Agora Object] J 232: Tear Drop Shaped Faience Beads

Seventeen beads: eight appear to be complete; the other nine are partially truncated. Long tear drop shape with vertical grooves, pierced through center. White creamy glass paste. Finished Mycenaean ... 24 July 1998