ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Bead
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionbeads (pierced objects)
Place ExcavatedBuseirah, Jordan, Asia
CultureEdomite
PeriodIron Age II
Date8th Century BCE
MediumChalcedony or carnelian
Credit LineBuseirah Excavations, 1971-1972
Dimensions5/16 x 7/16 in. (0.8 x 1.1 cm)
Object number1973.139
ProvenanceExcavated by Crystal Bennett (1918-1987), Busaira, Jordan.
Status
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- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
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