akm.collections._title
akm.collections._title
akm.collections.field_system_id_label
854222
Department
Other Id
2017.x.511 (temporary accession number)
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2017.x.511
Name/Title
beads
Description
beads. Series of green and blue faience, and steatite, beads. There are ten large tubular blue faience beads, 13 tubular beads, five spherical faience beads, 18 disc beads, five small ring beads (three are white steatite), one bead in the form of a sceptre column, and one bead in the form of a closed lotus flower, with a papyrus capital.
Cultural Origin
Classification
Physical Description
Description pre April 2018 record update: Series of green and blue faience, and steatite, beads. There are ten large tubular blue faience beads, 13 tubular beads, five spherical faience beads, 18 disc beads, five small ring beads (three are white steatite), one bead in the form of a sceptre column, and one bead in the form of a closed lotus flower, with a papyrus capital.
Measurement Reading
Media
akm.collections.field_taxon_rank_label
Primary Term
Last Update
31 Oct 2023
Classification
Ornament, Neck/Body Adornment/Ornament/Personal Artefacts/Infomuse
Copyright
Auckland Museum CC BY
The development of the Auckland War Memorial Museum online collection is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.