KE 344 (Byzantine Steatite Bead) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
Mi 94
Typological identification
Glass Bead
Comparanda
Decoration: cf. CorinthXII, p. 295, no. 2510, pl. 122 (bone bead; G. Davidson)
Description
Spherical bead, biconical in section, with flat top and bottom faces. Wide hole pierced vertically through stone. Four thin grooves incised around circumference at point of widest diameter, and two sets of thin grooves incised on side along top and bottom margins. Two sets of four double concentric circles incised, one each, in upper and lower hemispheres. Surface polished smooth.
Preservation description
Intact. Slight, extensive abrasion, pitting, and scoring; faint, scattered specks of encrustation.
Height
0.015
Maximum diameter
0.016
Minimum diameter
0.011
Material
Stone (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph