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)
13797A (none) 1930,1213.16 (none) [A-G] Beads. Double conoids of gold & (discolored) lapis.
13797B 31-17-136 (none) (none) [A-G] Beads. Double conoids of gold & (discolored) lapis.
13797C 31-17-45 (none) (none) [A-G] Beads. Double conoids of gold & (discolored) lapis.
13797D 31-17-54 (none) (none) [A-G] Beads. Double conoids of gold & (discolored) lapis.
13797E 31-17-56 (none) (none) [A-G] Beads. Double conoids of gold & (discolored) lapis.
13797F 31-17-55 (none) (none) [A-G] Beads. Double conoids of gold & (discolored) lapis.
13797G 31-17-70 (none) (none) [A-G] Beads. Double conoids of gold & (discolored) lapis.
10593A (none) (none) (none) [A-D] Tomb Group A: Beads, lapis, silver and carnelian with one pendant of greenish white stone. [drawing] 1:1 B: Copper pin with lapis ball head, stem broken. C: Silver wire spiral coil earring. D: Cockle shell containing paint.
16258B (none) (none) (none) [A-D] Gold plating, nails and beads. [A] Some small round-headed nails, [B] a quantity of tiny beads & some pieces of thin plain gold plating: [C] also one piece shaped & corrugated, and [drawing 1:1] [D] one complete piece, curved & attached by 2 large gold nails to a wooden core, with lightly embossed pattern. Presumably part of the door decoration. [drawing 1:1]
9657D (none) (none) (none) [A-D] 4 worked Gold Beads. Double conoids stacked together. Applique filigree work
9657A (none) (none) (none) [A-D] 4 worked Gold Beads Double conoids stacked together. Applique filigree work
9657B (none) (none) (none) [A-D] 4 worked Gold Beads Double conoids stacked together. Applique filigree work
9657C (none) (none) (none) [A-D] 4 worked Gold Beads Double conoids stacked together. Applique filigree work
10592A (none) (none) (none) [A-C] Beads three strings (see Field Notes) mixed up together: lapis silver & carnelian beads A: Lapis double conoids; B: silver lentoids. C: Lapis lentoids with some carnelian rings.
10592B (none) (none) (none) [A-C] Beads three strings (see Field Notes) mixed up together: lapis silver & carnelian beads A: Lapis double conoids; B: silver lentoids. C: Lapis lentoids with some carnelian rings.
10592C (none) (none) (none) [A-C] Beads three strings (see Field Notes) mixed up together: lapis silver & carnelian beads A: Lapis double conoids; B: silver lentoids. C: Lapis lentoids with some carnelian rings.
9999C (none) (none) (none) [A-C] Beads Double conoids of lapis and silver
9999A (none) (none) (none) [A-C] Beads Double conoids of lapis and silver
9999B (none) (none) (none) [A-C] Beads Double conoids of lapis and silver
11839A (none) 1929,1017.310 (none) [A-C based on museum divisions] Beads Lapis. Lentoids and bugles = probably both belonging to a wreath of silver beech leaves (which were all decayed). [D-E] With these, 2 hair-rings, spiral coils of silver wire, and [F] a large lunate earring of the Queen Shub-ad type, but in silver: a long silver wire may belong to this.
11839B (none) 1929,1017.312 (none) [A-C based on museum divisions] Beads Lapis. Lentoids and bugles = probably both belonging to a wreath of silver beech leaves (which were all decayed). [D-E] With these, 2 hair-rings, spiral coils of silver wire, and [F] a large lunate earring of the Queen Shub-ad type, but in silver: a long silver wire may belong to this.
11839C (none) 1929,1017.315 (none) [A-C based on museum divisions] Beads Lapis. Lentoids and bugles = probably both belonging to a wreath of silver beech leaves (which were all decayed). [D-E] With these, 2 hair-rings, spiral coils of silver wire, and [F] a large lunate earring of the Queen Shub-ad type, but in silver: a long silver wire may belong to this.
8083B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Two beads of glazed frit. Originally blue, now bleached. Large striated or ribbed beads, one spherical, the other with a sharp shoulder.
8083A (none) (none) B16837 [A-B] Two beads Of glazed frit. Originally blue, now bleached. Large striated or ribbed beads, one spherical, the other with a sharp shoulder.
8274A (none) 1928,1009.90 (none) [A-B] Necklace. About 250 beads, mostly small. 1 large faceted lapis lazuli. 18 double conoid lapis. 14 lentoid lapis. 18 bugle and double conoid carnelian. 4 or 5 minute gold beads. The rest small carnelian ring beads and lapis ring and ball beads, a few ribbed barrel lapis beads. Fragment of lapis inlay with incised concentric areas [drawing]. Arbitrarily made up into two strings .

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