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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8403 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 73 beads. Roughly shaped lapis ball beads and a few carnelian ring beads. |
| 8409 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 11 beads. Lapis double conoids, bugle carnelian and gold beads. |
| 8421 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 35 beads Mostly minute lapis lazuli ring beads, 2 bugle lapis, 2 bugle carnelian, 2 carnelian ball beads |
| 8429 | (none) | 1928,1009.75 | (none) | 13 beads 1 double conoid, L 0027, faceted gold bead 2 double conoid, L0023, faceted lapis. 2 double conoid lapis. 4 barrel lapis. 1 ribbed ball lapis. 1 barrel carnelian. 2 banded agate beads - white and red bands. |
| 8432 | (none) | 1928,1009.87 | (none) | 7 beads 4 gold double conoids 1 elongated gold double conoid, L006 2 elongated carnelian, L0057 |
| 8446A | (none) | (none) | B16803 | 178 beads Lapis double conoids, barrel beads and bugle beads Carnelian barrel beads 4 minute gold beads Originally these formed [A-C] 3 necklaces apparently worn round the neck one above the other. The bottom necklace consisted of the larger lapis beads, the necklace above of smaller lapis. The top string of lapis, carnelian and gold. Gold and carnelian were always next to one another, and between each gold and carnelian apparently 2 lapis. |
| 8465 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 5 beads. 1 carnelian double conoid, 2 carnelian barrel beads. 1 lapis barrel bead and 1 lapis bead in the form of an eye socket. |
| 8469 | (none) | (none) | B16824 | 5 beads. 2 ball lapis, 2 double conoid lapis, 1 double conoid carnelian. | |
| 8497 | (none) | (none) | (none) | String of beads Worn over a silver diadem round the forehead. String consists of minute lapis ball beads and of oblong rectangular gold and lapis spacers. Gold and lapis spacers strung alternately with lapis and carnelian beads placed alternately between each spacer. Carnelian beads all minute ring beads. The silver diadem was entirely broken and destroyed. 6 gold spacers; 6 lapis lazuli spacers. |
| 8525 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads A string composed of 5 carnelian and 4 gold long double conoid beads L. 0052 and one flattened ovoid carnelian: and between these small fluted balls of gold and lapis: see field notes. |
| 8526 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Gold and lapis lazuli. Double conoids. Probably 2 strings confused. See field notes. |
| 8527 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads 16 gold spacer triangles formed of 2 minute beads with between them minute ring beads of lapis lazuli and carnelian [drawing] 1:1 |
| 8528 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. 15 gold ring spacers thus [drawing] 1:1 with between them small lapis and carnelian beads: for order see field notes. |
| 8539 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Medium-sized lapis. Double conoids and one diamond-shaped. 10 in all. |
| 8551 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads of glazed frit. Heavily ribbed balls. Discorloured: probably originally blue. |
| 8552 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Large shell rings. |
| 8554 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Large shell rings and a number of small shells pierced for stringing. |
| 8562A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Three beads. Big facetted lentoids. (A) Lapis. (B) Gold (plated over core). (C) Lapis. Strung in this order to hold the whetstone U. 8563: see field notes. (with these beads are put 2 carnelian rings found by them and perhaps used as terminals). |
| 8562B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Three beads. Big facetted lentoids. (A) Lapis. (B) Gold (plated over core). (C) Lapis. Strung in this order to hold the whetstone U. 8563: see field notes. (with these beds are put 2 carnelian rings found by them and perhaps used as terminals). |
| 8562C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Three beads. Big facetted lentoids. (A) Lapis. (B) Gold (plated over core). (C) Lapis. Strung in this order to hold the whetstone U. 8563: see field notes. (with these beads are put 2 carnelian rings found by them and perhaps used as terminals). |
| 8568 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold leaves and flowers from a necklace. 3 leaves thus [drawing] of thin gold with the stalk bent over to make a double spacer for beads, and 4 flower rosettes thus [drawing] with double loops behind for 2 strings which would keep them centred on the necklace: also, one similar flower with no loops behind. (see graves PG 313 and 319) |
| 8569 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Gold and lapis. Small squares with spirals engraved (on the 4 gold specimens) and in relief on the 9 lapis. Probably strung up with small single beads and perhaps with U.8567. (see also PG 313) |
| 8571 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. 11 gold double conoids of different sizes and a quantity of similar lapis beads; 1 gold rectangular bead. All found loose in the soil, also, some mixed carnelian beads. |
| 8572 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Large. 3 carnelian and 8 lapis and 1 gold. |
| 8585 | (none) | (none) | B16820 | Gold beads etc. 14 flat disks and 19 balls, small and 1 large double conoid. With these a few small carnelian and lapis, amongst the former some diamonds laterally pierced. |
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