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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8007C | (none) | (none) | B17462 | Silver plaque in two parts. [A] A circular plaque diam 009, part of the edge broken away; in center, raised electrum boss surrounded by six silver bosses; round them a border of two double raised concentric bands with fine radial lines between; folded over this and sticking to it when found was a second piece of silver with copper backing apparently broken off from where the edge of the circle is missing; the shape of the whole object would look like an elaborate buckle thus [drawing]. [B] A copper pin 0075 long was corroded on the back [C] (as were many beads) but need not belong to it. The three are cataloged under the same number. |
| 10977A | 83-7-1.5 | (none) | B17287 | Beads. Large bugles of agate with lapis balls between. |
| 10879 | (none) | (none) | B17063 | Beads From the belt Plain short bugles of lapis, gold and carnelian, and minute ball beads in the same material: see Field Notes. | |
| 10976Q | 83-7-1.50 | (none) | B17062 | Beads. String of large gold and lapis double conoids, alternating. REACCESSIONED AS 83-7-1. Pu Abis cloak. | |
| 10983 | 83-7-1.87 | (none) | B17056 | Collar made of gold and lapis triangular spacers with gold (small) & lapis beads between. |
| 10975B | 83-7-1.3 | (none) | B17046b | Beads. A string of decorated gold pipe beads, 22mm, long, with small gold balls,etc . 21 tubular carnelian, 2 gold, 3 lapis. 27 gold balls (17050 = U 10975-79, 80-81). REACCESSIONED AS 83-7-1. | |
| 10976A | 83-7-1.1 | (none) | B17046a | Beads. String of large gold and lapis double conoids, alternating. REACCESSIONED AS 83-7-1. Pu Abis cloak. | |
| 10975 | (none) | (none) | B17046 | Beads. A string of decorated gold pipe beads, 22mm, long, with small gold balls,etc . 21 tubular carnelian, 2 gold, 3 lapis. 27 gold balls (17050 = U 10975-79, 80-81). REACCESSIONED AS 83-7-1. |
| 10980A | 83-7-61 | (none) | B17046 | Beads. Silver and gold double conoids. |
| 9012 | (none) | (none) | B17041 | 5 Beads 3 carnelian and 2 copper ball beads Two of the carnelian are bugle beads One is a double conoid Original order [shown in drawing]. [drawing shows shapes of beads in sequence: bugle, ball, bugle, ball, conoid] | |
| 8194 | (none) | (none) | B17038 | Small shells. Pierced and used as beads. [12 under this number in UPM] | |
| 8716 | (none) | (none) | B17031 | 12 lapis lazuli beads Double conoids, ring beads, and one thus [drawing] and 1 discoid bead |
| 8193 | (none) | (none) | B17030 | Shell rings A number used as beads [31 under this number in UPM] | |
| 9719 | (none) | (none) | B17021 | Beads 15 gold double conoids About 25 carnelian barrel beads and a similar number of lapis double conoids. All minute. |
| 9309 | (none) | (none) | B17006 | Beads Gold, plain and fluted balls, carnelian and lapis balls, a crescent amulet of agate capped with gold, and a long gold bead | |
| 8687 | (none) | (none) | B16961 | Beads. Large lentoids. 2 lapis, 1 gold, 1 carnelian, and a broken carnelian lentoid: with these small carnelian rings strung between the large. | |
| 8689A | (none) | (none) | B16956 | Gold beads. Double conoids. Originally strung with the lapis beads U.8689B. 36 in all. | |
| 8689B | (none) | (none) | B16956 | Beads. Lapis lazuli. Double conoids. Strung with the gold beads U.8689A. |
| 9596 | (none) | (none) | B16951 | Beads Small lapis ball beads & carnelian ring beads strung alternately: in the middle a carnelian double conoid. | |
| 9515 | (none) | (none) | B16943 | Beads 5 gold double conoids 2 carnelian lentoids 1 agate lentoid 1 agate bugle Strung alternatively (see Field Notes) | |
| 9629 | (none) | (none) | B16930 | Beads Silver, carnelian, lapis, copper and paste: original order noted in Field Notes: forming a separate necklace. | |
| 9628 | (none) | (none) | B16929 | Beads Silver, carnelian, agate, and lapis in their original order (see Field Notes) forming a separate necklace | |
| 9627 | (none) | (none) | B16928 | Beads A necklace of small beads, gold diamonds alternating with lapis diamonds or carnelians (diamonds or rings): see Field Notes 26 gold beads. | |
| 9537A | (none) | (none) | B16918 | Beads A/ Short string, long carnelian bugle, and 3 smaller ditto., separated by silver balls. B/ Diamond shaped lapis beads alternating with flat silver-plate beads. [drawing] C/ Mixed string of small gold fluted balls, lapis, carnelian, agate and paste, restrung mostly in original order (see Field Notes) except that there are no silver beads: in the field notes the 2 strings B & C were probably confused) | |
| 9863E | (none) | (none) | B16907 | [A-B] 2 Gold Chains. [C] 1 silver chain. (badly broken, poor condition) [D] 1 large facetted gold lentoid base; [E] 4 large facetted lapis lentoid beads; Gold chains, normal type with double twisted links giving a square section. Silver chain similar. Worn round the head. For details see Field Note. |
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