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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10424 | (none) | (none) | B16733 | Beads 3 lapis, 3 gold Unusually large lentoids, facetted | |
 | 9936 | (none) | (none) | B16734 | Beads, etc. From a diadem. 1 large gold lentoid bead; 4 ditto. lapis; and with them fragments of a silver chain. See field notes. |
| 10889 | (none) | (none) | B16735 | Beads Big double conoids of gold (plated) lapis and carnelian For order see Field Notes | |
| 10588G | (none) | (none) | B16737 | Head ornament. A. Gold Ribbon B. Wreath of lapis and carnelian beads with gold mulberry-leaf pendants. C. [.1-.2] Large Gold Lunate Earrings D. Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette petals [Drawing] E. [.1-.2] Silver wire spiral coil earrings. F. A silver pin, circular in section. Lapis ball head broken off. G. Silver and gold double conoids single string-gold and silver alternate. | |
| 10544 | (none) | (none) | B16754 | Beads Double conoids lapis & 2 small gold lentoids | |
| 10597A | (none) | (none) | B16755 | Tomb group. A. Beads, lapis double conoids and 1 gold lentoid. B. Silver wire coil earrings. C. Cockle shells with paint. D. [.1-.2]) Copper pin with lapis head (broken) |
| 10866A.2 | (none) | (none) | B16756 | [A.1-.3] Beads Double conoids Gold 68 Lapis 250 Probably forming 3 separate strings, one of gold, two of lapis | |
| 10808A | (none) | (none) | B16757 | Tomb Group A. Beads: small lapis double conoids. B. Beads: small white shell rings C. Copper pin with lapis head, broken Type V |
| 10808B | (none) | (none) | B16757 | Tomb Group A. Beads: small lapis double conoids. B. Beads: small white shell rings C. Copper pin with lapis head, broken Type V |
| 10824A.2 | (none) | (none) | B16758 | Tomb Group A. A large number of gold and lapis double conoids; order not ascertained owing to extreme confusion in soil. B. Silver pin with lapis ball head. Type V. C. [C and G] Two copper pins with lapis ball heads. Second broken and decayed. Type V. D. Gold finger ring, plain gold wire on top and bottom, seven spiral gold wires between. E. [E and H] Two silver earrings; 2 1/2 coils each. F. Cockle shells containing brown, blue, and green paint. [I-K Ceramic Vessels not recorded on card, but recorded in UE II L Silver Armlet not recorded on card or in volume, but BM has recorded this object as belonging to this group.] |
| 10582B | (none) | (none) | B16759 | Contents of Burial 789 D. A. [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. B. Beads of gold, lapis and carnelian rings (double conoids) C. Silver Pin with lapis head D. [.1-.2] Silver earrings, plain wire spiral coils, E. Remains of Mosaic of lapis with very thin gold leaf and 2 ivory bulls legs. | |
| 10564 | (none) | (none) | B16760 | Lapis Beads Double Conoids | |
| 10591 | (none) | (none) | B16778 | Tomb group Beads A mixed lot of carnelian, gold, silver, and lapis | |
| 10824A.1 | (none) | (none) | B16779 | Tomb Group A. A large number of gold and lapis double conoids; order not ascertained owing to extreme confusion in soil. B. Silver pin with lapis ball head. Type V. C. [C and G] Two copper pins with lapis ball heads. Second broken and decayed. Type V. D. Gold finger ring, plain gold wire on top and bottom, seven spiral gold wires between. E. [E and H] Two silver earrings; 2 1/2 coils each. F. Cockle shells containing brown, blue, and green paint. [I-K Ceramic Vessels not recorded on card, but recorded in UE II L Silver Armlet not recorded on card or in volume, but BM has recorded this object as belonging to this group.] | |
| 10589A | (none) | (none) | B16780 | Group A/ Beads, gold, silver, and lapis double conoids. B/ Bowl of white limestone, surface poor. Type__ C/ |
| 10866A.3 | (none) | (none) | B16781 | [A.1-.3] Beads Double conoids Gold 68 Lapis 250 Probably forming 3 separate strings, one of gold, two of lapis | |
| 10584F | (none) | (none) | B16782 | Head Ornaments. (A) Quantity of gold ribbon., (B) Gold wreath, leaf pendants with double string of lapis and carnelian beads. (C) [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. (D)Silver pin with lapis head. (E) Silver hair ornament, 3-pronged, with rosette finials of gold, lapis and shell. (F) Double conoid beads, gold and lapis (see field notes) (G) Beads, lapis and silver (H) [H and L] 2 silver earrings, plain wire spirals [I] [Not assigned] (J)Cockleshells containing paint. (K) Silver pin, rounded head, L. 150mm |
| 10816A | (none) | (none) | B16782 | Tomb Group. (A) Beads from neck: gold double conoids, carnelian rings, lapis double conoids forming top string. Middle string: lapis double conoids. Bottom string: silver double conoids. (B) Fragments of decayed silver earrings. (C) Silver pin with lapis ball head. Type V. (D) decayed miniature clay vase, pinkish drab friable surface. (E) [E and G] Pair of cockle shells, blue and greenish paint mixed. (F) Five or six shell rings. | |
| 10979 | (none) | (none) | B16783 | Beads. A garter composed of flat lapis bugles, flat gold bugles and a carnelian ball. | |
| 10532 | (none) | (none) | B16784 | 3 Beads 2 Lapis double conoids 1 carnelian lentoid carnelian between the 2 lapis | |
| 8054 | (none) | (none) | B16791 | Beads. Mixed carnelian and lapis. With 2 lapis frog amulets. | |
| 8097 | (none) | (none) | B16792 | Beads. Very long bugles, 1 gold, 2 lapis, 3 carnelian, one of the latter facetted, & 4 small silver & 3 small gold balls. For original order see field notes. | |
| 8084 | (none) | (none) | B16793 | Beads. Lapis lazuli. Medium-sized double conoids and some balls. | |
| 9351A | (none) | (none) | B16794 | Beads. Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian. Three gold suspenders, 2 consisting of a gold ring attached to a single piece of gold foil which is a spacer for 3 necklaces. The third is a gold ring set with a gold flower pattern consisting of 12 petals represented only in outline. Also, 2 cones of spiral gold wire attached to a gold foil spacer for 2 strings. 3 Pear shaped gold beads pierced vertically. A piece of gold wire passes through the hole. At the top it is rolled over twice to form a spacer for 2 strings and at the bottom end twisted round once to prevent it from slipping. 3 lentoid lapis beads fitted with gold attachments similar to the above, except that one of the ha spacers for 3 instead of 2 strings. Also, 4 carnelians with similar gold attachments one a lentoid, 2 flattened ball beads, and 1 flattened double conoid. 5 gold pears (slender type) perforated at apex: 6 large gold double conoids and 10 small. A gold triangle consisting of 6 rows of minute ball beads, 2 lines of minute gold beads soldered together as above are both spacers, 1 for six the other for seven strings. 2 fluted gold ball beads and 1 fluted pear shaped bead. 8 minute gold ring beads. 26 carnelian lentoids. 5 carnelian bugle beads. 5 carnelian double conoids. 4 or 5 carnelian minute ring & ball beads. 2 lapis leaf shaped beads [drawing] thick in section. 7 lapis large double conoids. 32 lapis small double conoids. 2 ribbed conical lapis beads with a straight piece projecting from the base. 4 pear shaped lapis beads. About 50 smaller lapis beads, ring beads, ball beads, bugle beads, etc. | |
| 8931A | (none) | (none) | B16797 | [A] Beads. A quantity of lapis beads, many double conoids, one large square, some bugles and some small ball beads: also, a few fairly large carnelian rings: found with and presumably strung up with U.8931B |
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