• r8-hob-266-10
    HoB 266: Stone bead. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Stone bead

Date
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC, Early Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
S14.007
Material
Stone
Object Type
Jewelry and Ornaments
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB Lydian IV - Deep Sounding A
B-Grid Coordinates
E10 - E15 / S100 - S105 *95.1
Findspot
E10-15 / S100-105 *95.10
Description
Oblong stone bead; brecciated stone. Perforated through the length of the bead with holes on both ends; perforation is closer to the surface along one side. Surface is smooth. There were no signs of abrasion or percussion under a binocular microscope.
Dimensions
W. 0.017, L. 0.047, Th. 0.0145.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Author
AR