Counters

These objects are usually spheres or disks used for recording. They may also be used for other activities like gaming or weaving. They have been double tagged if that is the case.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
(none)	(none)	1928,1010.749	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1930,1213.382	(none)	(none)
10576A	(none)	1928,1010.223	(none)	[A-D] Shell Roundels 4 With inlaid rosette patterns in red and blue (one only in outline with blue centre, the others with alternate red & blue petals). One has shell and shale rings attached.
10576B	(none)	(none)	B16701	[A-D] Shell Roundels 4 With inlaid rosette patterns in red and blue (one only in outline with blue centre, the others with alternate red & blue petals). One has shell and shale rings attached.
10576C	(none)	1928,1010.224	(none)	[A-D] Shell Roundels 4 With inlaid rosette patterns in red and blue (one only in outline with blue centre, the others with alternate red & blue petals). One has shell and shale rings attached.
10576D	(none)	(none)	B16702	[A-D] Shell Roundels 4 With inlaid rosette patterns in red and blue (one only in outline with blue centre, the others with alternate red & blue petals). One has shell and shale rings attached.
11162F	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) Gaming-board. Set in silver. Shell plaques engraved with lapis borders engraved with animal scenes, except for 2 in rosettes. Only part of it was found, giving in all: 13 plaques of which 6 were still in their setting and 7 loose: these have been reset, those in original order in the top 2 rows, the rest below, and one rosette piece omitted. Orig. W. 120mm(?); plaques 32 x 40mm; 35mm square. With this must go: (B) Gaming pieces, of white shell, square with engraved scenes, in all 9 and one half piece. (C) Gaming pieces, circular, of balck shale with 5 white dots, diam. 25mm, 3 in all. (D) one white disk with blue spot. (E) Small balls of lapis, 8 in all. (F) 23 small white balls (these are perhaps counters)? (G) 3 lapis dice, of usual solid triangle with inlay dots at 2 points. (H) 6 square men, black and white spots. (NB: Some of the gaming pieces B & C were found in Chamber B.) [I] [Not assigned] (J) [J, L-M] 3 slender rods, square in section, of ivory (?) with engraved patterns on one edge and concentric circles on the other. L. 65mm, W. 4mm (K) in the inside of the board (a box) was a complete set of men, 7 white and 7 black, the former with animal scenes, the latter with 5 white dots.
11167A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-E] Shell Roundels (5) with concentric circles & central hole. [drawing 1:1]
11167B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-E] Shell Roundels (5) with concentric circles & central hole. [drawing 1:1]
11167C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-E] Shell Roundels (5) with concentric circles & central hole. [drawing 1:1]
11167D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-E] Shell Roundels (5) with concentric circles & central hole. [drawing 1:1]
11167E	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-E] Shell Roundels (5) with concentric circles & central hole. [drawing 1:1]
11883A	(none)	1929,1017.458	(none)	[A-C] 3 Roundels, [A-B] 2 of shell, [C] 1 of shale, [D] and an oval-topped shell button inlaid with a rosette of red & blue petals. D. 220mm [E] Broken pin of type VI, but with head missing; possibly this is all one composite pin-head, or perhaps only the roundels are such, as they would give just the effect of a lapis ball set in gold or silver. [drawing]
11883B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Roundels, [A-B] 2 of shell, [C] 1 of shale, [D] and an oval-topped shell button inlaid with a rosette of red & blue petals. D. 220mm [E] Broken pin of type VI, but with head missing; possibly this is all one composite pin-head, or perhaps only the roundels are such, as they would give just the effect of a lapis ball set in gold or silver. [drawing]
11883C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Roundels, [A-B] 2 of shell, [C] 1 of shale, [D] and an oval-topped shell button inlaid with a rosette of red & blue petals. D. 220mm [E] Broken pin of type VI, but with head missing; possibly this is all one composite pin-head, or perhaps only the roundels are such, as they would give just the effect of a lapis ball set in gold or silver. [drawing]
12082	(none)	(none)	(none)	Roundel. Mother of Pearl. Engraved 8-petalled rosette in type as the rosettes found on tips of silver combs of early royal graves. Centre (originally in lapis?) is missing.
13733	31-17-85	(none)	(none)	Bone roundel. With engraved cross on one side. [drawing 1:1]
13749	(none)	(none)	(none)	Roundel. ? spindle whorl. Dark grey steatite. Top slightly convex. [drawing 1:1]
14338	(none)	(none)	(none)	Roundel. Mother of pearl. Perforated through centre. Slightly convex on 1 side. [drawing 1:1]
14437	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone roundel. Black (diorite?) Flat below, convex above, a small hole in the centre of the flat side, not going all through the stone. Not in cat. Vol IV
14438	31-16-492	(none)	(none)	Stone roundel. Dark grey slate or schist. Flat below, above a shallow truncated cone: small hole through centre. (chipped at edge).
15472	31-174-74	(none)	(none)	Gold Roundel. Filigree - open work. [drawing 1:1]
16287	(none)	1931,1010.353	(none)	Clay roundel. On which is stamped in relief the figure of a flying bird. [drawing 1:1]
17429	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold roundel. With silver inlay. [drawing]
17651	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay roundel, a label = on the face, part of a cylinder impression, geometrical design. [drawing 1:1]