34416http://www165.123.244.137/subject/34416/MuseumUniversity of Pennsylvania MuseumObject TypeBeadsSeason Number06: 1927-1928MaterialCarnelianMaterialGoldMaterialLapis LazuliU Number10975BDescription (Catalog Card)Beads. A string of decorated gold pipe beads, 22mm, long, with small gold balls,etc . 21 tubular carnelian, 2 gold, 3 lapis. 27 gold balls (17050 = U 10975-79, 80-81). REACCESSIONED AS 83-7-1.Woolley's descriptionDescription (Archival)Necklace. Lapis, Gold, in Gold 4 stringsDescription according to CBS Register.Description (Modern)79 beads, all round to oval in shape. only 4 beads are gold. 16 lapis, followed by one gold, followed by 20 lapis, followed by one gold, followed by 16 lapis, followed by one gold, followed by 18 lapis, followed by one gold, ending with 5 lapiDescription from Aubrey Baadsguaard and Keeper of Near East Section. Find Context (Catalog Card)PG 800B 26Material (Catalog Card)Lapis lazuliMaterial as described by WoolleyMaterial (Catalog Card)CarnelianMaterial as described by WoolleyMaterial (Catalog Card)GoldMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)83-7-1.3Museum Number (UPM B-number)B17046bMeasurement (Length)353Measurement (Weight)9.1NotesFrom Pu'abi's tombNotesWhen Woolley excavated the beads, he strung them according to how they were in the ground. Legrain later strung them as necklaces and gave them B numbers. Maude restrung them back into strings in 1983 resulting in the date number. Records recording these changes do not exist at this point. B and date just a guess