8633F
| Description (Catalog Card): | Gaming pieces(?) [A-D] 4 black and [E-K] 7 white. The white are flattened spheres, shell, marked on the top with an incised cross. The black are solid triangles with slightly convex sides having a white spot (shell) inlaid at two of the angles [drawing].1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | TTE PG 341 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Shell2 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | diam 0016 |
| U Number: | 8633F |
| Object Type: | Games and Music >> Gaming Piece |
| Season Number: | 05: 1926-1927 |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Description (Modern): | Black-brown material, polished and burned. Natural striations noted in material itself, either a shell or petrified wood. Shape is four-sided, longer at one side. 2 of 4 corners have drilling/indent not complete piercing, one hole filled with dark white one edge clipped. Fine grained hard material. Could have been a clamp between holes to make earring or suspension weight? |
| Material: | Organic Remains >> Shell |
| Museum Number (BM Big Number): | 120840 |
| Notes: | British Museum links u8633 with 120840, however, the number of objects is not specified. |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | PG/341 | (none) | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:39 Page:69 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:39 Page:69 | (none) |
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