Beads are made of various materials from stones to metals to clay.  They are also various sizes and styles.  Most common forms are spheres, lentoids, and cylindrical. 

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
14478A (none) (none) (none) Beads. Gold and carnelian bugles. Gold cylindrical with ringed surface.
14479A 31-17-25 (none) (none) Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479K (none) 1930,1213.73 (none) [K-O] Beads (5) of black stone (?) tubular and ringed as if lathe-turned.
14479L (none) 1930,1213.75 (none) [K-O] Beads (5) of black stone (?) tubular and ringed as if lathe-turned.
14479M (none) 1930,1213.76 (none) [K-O] Beads (5) of black stone (?) tubular and ringed as if lathe-turned.
14479N (none) 1930,1213.81 (none) [K-O] Beads (5) of black stone (?) tubular and ringed as if lathe-turned.
14479O (none) 1930,1213.82 (none) [K-O] Beads (5) of black stone (?) tubular and ringed as if lathe-turned.
14480A (none) (none) (none) Beads. Lapis lazuli cylindricals and gold bugles. Carnelian rings from skirt.
14480B (none) (none) (none) [B-F] Beads (5) clay. Imitation of those cut from shell cores with the spiral shewn. (NB, these seem to have been made on a string, not made & then pierced).
14480C (none) (none) (none) Beads (5) clay. Imitation of those cut from shell cores with the spiral shewn. (NB, these seem to have been made on a string, not made & then pierced).
14480D (none) (none) (none) Beads (5) clay. Imitation of those cut from shell cores with the spiral shewn. (NB, these seem to have been made on a string, not made & then pierced).
14480E (none) (none) (none) Beads (5) clay. Imitation of those cut from shell cores with the spiral shewn. (NB, these seem to have been made on a string, not made & then pierced).
14480F (none) (none) (none) Beads (5) clay. Imitation of those cut from shell cores with the spiral shewn. (NB, these seem to have been made on a string, not made & then pierced).
14481A (none) (none) (none) Gold and lapis lazuli cylindrical from cuffs. DUPLICATE [duplication of number in record] (Card received from Mallowan 1976)
14483 31-17-95 (none) (none) Beads. Eleven various. Including one of black obsidian (?) shape thus: [drawing] Not in Catalog Vol. IV. [drawing]
14485A (none) (none) (none) Beads. Flattened carnelian lentoids. 1 strung.
14498A (none) 1930,1213.107 (none) Beads. Small lapis lazuli and carnelian barrels.
14498B 31-17-105 (none) (none) Beads. Small lapis lazuli and carnelian barrels.
14904 31-17-142 (none) (none) Beads. Various types. Collected from the same level. Not in catalog.
14905 31-16-765 (none) (none) Bead. Clay. Imitation of one cut from the core of a shell, with spiral band. Not in catalog.
14928 31-16-764 (none) (none) Bead. Clay. Imitating one of shell core. Not in catalog.
14929 (none) 1930,1213.363 (none) Bead. White stone (marble?) Like a shell bead, a long bugle thickened in centre.
14940 31-17-81 (none) (none) Bead. Globular. Translucent light blue glass(?) (or jadeite?)
14943 (none) 1930,1213.108 (none) Beads. 24 in all, glazed. Various. Collected from the stratum.
14953 (none) 1930,1213.109 (none) 16 beads. Various. Collected from one stratum.

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Amulets and Pendants - Rosettes