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)
12003 (none) 1929,1017.259 (none) Beads. a few only, small of lapis, agate & carnelian, with a few glass rings.
12006 (none) (none) (none) Beads. a few small lapis balls, etc.
12012 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Lapis & carnelian, small: for order see Field Notes.
12035 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Minute ring beads, lapis & frit, & 1 large calcite bead (barrel). [drawing of Calcite bead]
12039 30-12-607 (none) (none) 3 Carnelian Beads. Double conoids.
12046 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Small gold, lapis & carnelian forming a bracelet. (for order see Field Notes).
12047 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Lapis, gold & silver, with very small carnelian rings.
12056B (none) (none) (none) Tomb Group: [A.1-.2] (A) 2 silver earrings, 2 1/2 coils. (B) Lapis Lazuli beads: double conoids; (C) Copper Pin, plain head. (broken); [D-F] (D) 3 cockle shells: black & green paint.
12057B (none) (none) (none) Tomb Group: (A) Copper Pin bent head, Type VI, A. (B) Beads: Lapis lazuli double conoids and some silver; (C) cockle shell with paint; (D)[D.1-.2] 2 silver earrings, 2 1/2 coils.
12063A (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) 17 large lapis double conoid BEADS (B) Cylinder Seal. Shell. Decayed, 2 registers. Seated deity. Presentation. (C) Copper Pin, tip missing, broken. [Drawing of head]
12064 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 6 large lapis balls. Roughly cut.
12065C (none) 1929,1017.284 (none) Group. (A) Silver earring, 2 1/2 coils; (B) Silver pin, lapis ball head. Tip bent and end missing. (C) Beads; lapis double conoids.
12066C.1 (none) 1929,1017.286 (none) Group: (A) earring silver 2 1/2 coils, decayed. (B) [B and D] Two cockel shells; green paint. (C) [.1-.2] Beads; small lapis double conoids.
12066C.2 (none) 1929,1017.288 (none) Group: (A) earring silver 2 1/2 coils, decayed. (B) [B and D] Two cockel shells; green paint. (C) [.1-.2] Beads; small lapis double conoids.
12067B.1 (none) 1929,1017.289 (none) Group: (A) [A.1-.2] 2 silver earrings. 2 1/2 coils. (B) [B.1-.3] lapis double conoid beads.
12067B.2 (none) 1929,1017.285 (none) Group: (A) [A.1-.2] 2 silver earrings. 2 1/2 coils. (B) [B.1-.3] lapis double conoid beads.
12067B.3 (none) 1929,1017.287 (none) Group: (A) [A.1-.2] 2 silver earrings. 2 1/2 coils. (B) [B.1-.3] lapis double conoid beads.
12068A (none) 1929,1017.290 (none) Group: (A) Beads: Large lapis double conoids and a few silver. (B) Cylinder seal, shell, decayed. Rampant animals - crossed. hopeless (C) Silver earring, fragmentary.
12069A (none) 1929,1017.291 (none) Group: (A) Beads. lapis lazuli double conoids; silver double conoids. (B) Cockle shell (broken) containing green paint. (C) Copper pin: hopeless condition.
12070A (none) 1929,1017.294 (none) Group: (A) Beads. lapis lazuli ovoids and silver. (B) Copper pin with rounded copper head, badly smashed.
12071A (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) Beads: lapis double conoids; large and small, & 1 large lozenge-shaped (steatite)? bead. (B) Cockle shell, broken containing paint.
12073A (none) 1929,1017.295 (none) Group: (A) Beads: lapis lazuli double conoids small. (B) earring, silver 2 1/2 coils.
12074A (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) Beads: lapis lazuli double conoids (B) Copper pin, rounded head; badly broken.
12075A (none) 1929,1017.297 (none) Group: [A] (A) Beads: lapis lazuli, lentoids. [B.1-.2] (B) 2 earrings 2 1/2 coils.
12076A (none) 1929,1017.298 (none) Group: (A) Beads; lapis lazuli & silver rectangular, large. (B) Silver earring, 2 1/2 coils.

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