Pigment

Combination of different minerals in order to produce different colors.

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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)
10752G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian and lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) [.1-.2]Pair of large gold lunate earrings (D) Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials. (E) [E and K] 2 silver pins with lapis ball heads. (F) 4 strings of double conoid beads, gold, lapis and silver, for order of stringing cf. Field Note. (G) [G and L] 2 pairs of cockle shells containing black and green paint and some blue paint. (H) A miniature baked clay vase. (I) [I and M] 2 silver earrings. 2 1/2 coils. (J) Necklace: 3 strings of gold and lapis double conoids.
10752L	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian and lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) [.1-.2]Pair of large gold lunate earrings (D) Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials. (E) [E and K] 2 silver pins with lapis ball heads. (F) 4 strings of double conoid beads, gold, lapis and silver, for order of stringing cf. Field Note. (G) [G and L] 2 pairs of cockle shells containing black and green paint and some blue paint. (H) A miniature baked clay vase. (I) [I and M] 2 silver earrings. 2 1/2 coils. (J) Necklace: 3 strings of gold and lapis double conoids.
10412	(none)	1928,1010.1	(none)	Harp The upright of wood with gold cap, bound below with gold and with a bitumen shoe: in the upright are the keys, copper nails with gilt heads. The body has disappeared, but there was a vertical border of gold and lapis along the edge. On the body stood a wooden sounding-box, the edge inlaid with shell having patterns in red paint and lapis. The head of the harp, in front, was a gold bulls head with eyes, hair, and beard of lapis. Found in very bad condition, all the wood gone and only the decoration left, but that virtually in its original position
12665C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Shell rings. Edge of skirt? [B] (2) Bracelet of small beads: lapis balls, carnelian rings and bugles, and one square carnelian with bleached bands. [drawing] [C] (3) Cockle shell with green paint.
12422D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] Necklace of lapis and silver double conoid beads. [B] Necklace of small lapis double conoid beads. [C] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] V B. [D] Cockle shells with green paint.
12413M	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Silver comb with inlaid flowers. [E] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [F] Necklace of gold and lapis ball beads. [G] Necklace of gold and lapis ribbed ball beads. [H] Necklace of quartz, carnelian and gold beads. [I] Lapis cylinder seal. [J] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] VI B. [K] Bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes). [L] A second similar bracelet. [M] Cockle shells with green paint.
12384E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoids. [E] Cockle shells with green paint.
12392J	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C.1-.2] Silver wire spiral end hair rings (inside the gold earrings). [D] Wreath of gold beech leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [E] Necklace of lapis and gold triangles. [F] Necklace of lapis and gold ball beads (for order see field notes). [G] Bracelet of lapis and gold tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes). [H] Silver pin [Type] VI B with lapis head. [I] Copper pin [Type] II B (Broken). [J] Cockle shells with green paint.
12412H	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Gold lunate earring. [C] Silver comb with inlaid flowers. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [E] Necklace of silver and lapis double conoid heads. [F] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] VI B. [G] Bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings. [H] Cockle shells with green paint.
12399F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [B] Necklace of lapis and gold ribbed ball beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes). [C] Necklace of lapis and silver double conoid beads. [D] Shell rings. [E] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] VI (broken). [F] Cockle shells with green paint. [G] A bracelet of double conoid lapis beads.
12368G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [B] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [C] Necklace of lapis and gold ribbed ball beads (for order see field notes). [D] Necklace of small lapis conoid beads. [E] Necklace of silver beads. [F] Silver pin type VI B, lapis head. [G] Cockle shells containing paint (green).
12427J	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [B.1-.2] 2 silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis ribbed ball beads. [E] Necklace of lapis double conoid beads. [F] Necklace of silver double conoid beads [G] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] V B. [H] Cylinder seal, lapis. [I] Bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings: order in field notes. [J] Cockle shells with green paint.
12379G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earring. [B] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoids. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoids (smaller beads). [E] Silver pin with lapis head VI B. [F] Bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings: for order see field notes. [G] Cockle shells with green paint.
12404E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earring. [B] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoid beads. [D] Silver pin with gold and lapis ball head [Type] VI B. [E] Cockle shell with green-blue paint.
12419F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A.1-.2] Gold lunate earrings. [B] Silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [C] Necklace of lapis and silver double conoid beads (order in field notes). [D]Necklace of small lapis ball beads. [E] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] VI B. [F] Cockle shells with green paint.
12072B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) [A.1-.2] Two silver earrings 2 1/2 coils. (B) Cockle shells containing paint: badly broken.
12066B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) earring silver 2 1/2 coils, decayed. (B) [B and D] Two cockel shells; green paint. (C) [.1-.2] Beads; small lapis double conoids.
12078B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) Beads: lapis lazuli & silver double conoids. (B) Cockle shell; broken; containing paint.
12071B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) Beads: lapis double conoids; large and small, & 1 large lozenge-shaped (steatite)? bead. (B) Cockle shell, broken containing paint.
12069B	(none)	1929,1017.292	(none)	Group: (A) Beads. lapis lazuli double conoids; silver double conoids. (B) Cockle shell (broken) containing green paint. (C) Copper pin: hopeless condition.
11710C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. (A) Copper Pin with fluted head (broken) (B) A quantity of lapis double conoid beads.; (C) Cockle shells with green & blue paint.
116	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment from base of clay pot containing bright blue pigment.
10966A	(none)	(none)	B17185	Cockle-shells. Containing green and white paint, of unusually large size, the biggest being 145mm, across.
10966C	(none)	1928,1010.230	(none)	Cockle-shells. Containing green and white paint, of unusually large size, the biggest being 145mm, across.
10966D	(none)	1928,1010.231	(none)	Cockle-shells. Containing green and white paint, of unusually large size, the biggest being 145mm, across.