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)
654 (none) 1923,1110.178 (none) Beads. String of (inserted) 128 small carnelian rings, 38 white pebble bugles + 12 small lapis beads, strung together. [below] Found with stone bowls +posts of No.'s U.810 sq.
663B (none) (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian, with a few bugles + other shaped of paste, crystal, + lapis strung up in 2 strings. A Carnelian. B Mixed.
666 (none) (none) (none) Beads of carnelian, amethystine, quartz, agate, etc.
672A (none) (none) (none) [underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste.
672B (none) 1923,1110.177 (none) [underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste.
672C (none) (none) (none) [underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste.
672D (none) (none) (none) [underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste.
672F (none) (none) (none) [underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste.
676A (none) (none) (none) Set of beads. (A) Large in very light-colored carnelian? =P252 [drawing] (B) String of mixed beads some paste and glass (most of the last broken) and shell center-pieces, with dotted ornament. =P52 [drawing 1:1]
676B (none) (none) (none) Set of beads. (A) Large in very light-colored carnelian? =P252 [drawing] (B) String of mixed beads some paste and glass (most of the last broken) and shell center-pieces, with dotted ornament. =P52 [drawing 1:1]
696 (none) (none) (none) Beads (re-strung) Large beads of mixed irregular shapes in carnelian, agate, lapis, malachite, pebble, granite, etc. very ugly, 28 in all.
799 (none) (none) (none) Beads. of (crossed out word) carnelian and amethyst, with lunar pendant of agate. Restrung approximately in original order. Carnelian, 58; amethyst, 17; 1 pebble; 1 lapis paste; 1 agate pendant.
800 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian 12; amethyst 11; crystal 1; restrung approximately in the original order. Bracelet.
803 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Cylinder-shaped and bugle, the cylinder with incised criss-cross patterns: all originally of blue glaze now decayed and blanched, on frit.
826A (none) (none) (none) [A-M] Shell rings (13). Found with the stone pots, etc.
827 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 9 bugle-beads of white shell, much decayed; the longest is 7mm long. A few shell disk beads of the usual small type. A quantity of small shells, whole, but pierced for threading. One mother-o'-pearl spacer, flat, thus [drawing 1:1] Half-a-dozen small carnelian ring beads. Found with stonerams
904 (none) 1923,1110.181 (none) Beads. String of made up from off beads collected in the course of the dig. 56 carnelian, 1 gold.
905 (none) (none) (none) Beads string of made up from odd beads collected in the course of the dig. 35 in all: crystal, lapis, pebble, amethyst and carnelian.
906 (none) 1923,1110.180 (none) Beads string of, made up from odd beads collected in the course of the dig. 30 in all carnelian and agate
907B (none) (none) (none) Beads, (A) string of made up from odd beads collected in the course of the dig. 48 carnelian and agate (B) 23 mixed large stone beads.
1263 (none) (none) (none) Barrel-shaped bead of baked clay, pierced lengthwise, and inscribed with 11 lines of a text (partly obliterated) relating to the dues of a temple for a 2 months of the year.
1396A (none) (none) (none) Beads. 3 strings made up from single horde: viz: A. 53 large beads. B. Many small beads and beads like miniature implements. C. Mainly small beads.
1396B (none) 1924,0920.48 (none) Beads. 3 strings made up from single horde: viz: A. 53 large beads. B. Many small beads and beads like miniature implements. C. Mainly small beads.
1396C (none) (none) (none) Beads. 3 strings made up from single horde: viz: A. 53 large beads. B. Many small beads and beads like miniature implements. C. Mainly small beads.
1637 (none) (none) (none) String of beads. large bugles and ball beads, frit, originally blue glazed, now bleached white.: 36 in all.

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