Beads
This category includes small objects pierced for hanging or stringing.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17842J | 32-40-241 | (none) | (none) | Beads. A mixed lot. 192 carnelian bugles. 56 carnelian double conoids, lentoids and barrels. 11 large carnelian double conoids and facetted lentoids. 421 carnelian rings. 81 larger carnelian rings. 41 glazed frit balls. 43 lapis lazuli, rings, bugles, ovoids, small mixed beads, apatite (?) quartzite, shell, agate and crystal. | |
| 17842K | 32-40-242 | (none) | (none) | Beads. A mixed lot. 192 carnelian bugles. 56 carnelian double conoids, lentoids and barrels. 11 large carnelian double conoids and facetted lentoids. 421 carnelian rings. 81 larger carnelian rings. 41 glazed frit balls. 43 lapis lazuli, rings, bugles, ovoids, small mixed beads, apatite (?) quartzite, shell, agate and crystal. | |
| 17882.1 | 32-40-243 | (none) | (none) | [.1-.2] Beads a small mixed collection of agate, carnelian, shell, marble, green quartzite (?), hematite and steatite and lapis . Paste = lentoids, rings, balls, barrels, bugles and one chisel shaped head. | |
| 17882.2 | 32-40-244 | (none) | (none) | [.1-.2] Beads a small mixed collection of agate, carnelian, shell, marble, green quartzite (?), hematite and steatite and lapis . Paste = lentoids, rings, balls, barrels, bugles and one chisel shaped head. | |
| 17891.2 | 32-40-245 | (none) | (none) | [.1-.2] Beads. Ball beads of blue-glazed frit, different sizes. The glaze on most has perished. IIIrd dynasty. | |
| 17905 | 32-40-246 | (none) | (none) | Beads. 2 carnelian bugles; 1 carnelian ball; 1 flat ovoid chalcedony; 1 lentoid marbles; 1 paste ball. | |
| 17966 | 32-40-247 | (none) | (none) | Beads [A-B]. Bone, date-shaped and elliptical. 2 spacers. Carnelian, balls, rings, elliptical, double conoid. | |
| 17966B | 32-40-248 | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Beads. Bone, date-shaped and elliptical. 2 spacers. Carnelian, balls, rings, elliptical, double conoid. | |
 | 18127.2 | 32-40-249 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian. Small ball and fleur-de-lys. |
| 18131A.1 | 32-40-250 | (none) | (none) | [A.1-.3] Beads. A small collection. Hematite tubular and date shaped, carnelian balls and date shaped, jasper date shaped, glazed frit tubular, hematite rings, lapis date shaped. Also, a [B] black steatite duck-weight pierced for suspension and a [C] small shell lion also pierced. | |
| 18131A.2 | 32-40-251 | (none) | (none) | [A.1-.3] Beads. A small collection. Hematite tubular and date shaped, carnelian balls and date shaped, jasper date shaped, glazed frit tubular, hematite rings, lapis date shaped. Also, a [B] black steatite duck-weight pierced for suspension and a [C] small shell lion also pierced. |
| 18131A.3 | 32-40-252 | (none) | (none) | [A.1-.3] Beads. A small collection. Hematite tubular and date shaped, carnelian balls and date shaped, jasper date shaped, glazed frit tubular, hematite rings, lapis date shaped. Also, a [B] black steatite duck-weight pierced for suspension and a [C] small shell lion also pierced. |
| 18166A | 32-40-253 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Very small carnelians, date shaped, ring and double conoid, and one or two lapis they made a finger ring. Also 2 silver earrings thus, but broken [reference to drawing that has been excised from catalog card]. | |
| 18201A | 32-40-254 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian. Rings and chisel shaped pendants. |
| 18202B | 32-40-255 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian. Rings and rod pendants. |
| 18203 | 32-40-256 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian. Rings and poppy seed pendants. |
| 18201B | 32-40-257 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian. Rings and chisel shaped pendants. |
| 18207C | 32-40-258 | (none) | (none) | Beads. A mixed lot, largely paste. The bulk was said to be ? and have yellow, blue, and white with and double crescents glass paste nimp, dark reg: with men same tune beads which may not-belong to the main set. |
| 18153 | 32-40-259 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian, agate, quartz, lapis and frit date shaped, lapis tubular, carnelian balls, and a circular handled stamp seal of frit with plain criss cross pattern below. | |
| 18142C | 32-40-260 | (none) | (none) | Beads. A collection of mixed stone beads. The majority of stalagmite calcite, plain milky calcite, black and white granite, marble, steatite, pink limestone, jasper etc. ? Third dynasty. |
| 17693 | 32-40-312 | (none) | (none) | Bead. Steatite. Pierced lengthwise; series of scratchings. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 17743 | 32-40-313 | (none) | (none) | Bead. Steatite. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 18267 | 33-35-144 | (none) | (none) | Beads. White, pink and blue glazed beads shaped as triple rings, and rings and balls and tubes, one square, one notched rectangle, 2 long date shaped; shell rings, 1 large black and white glass date shaped: 2 flattened shell limbs. | |
| 18554 | 33-35-145 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings and shell cylindrical, the latter coarsely made. | |
| 18555 | 33-35-146 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Long rings of cowrie and other shells, shell rings and tubular, large flat rings of black stone, lapis cylindrical and balls, carnelian cylindrical. |
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