43646http://www165.123.244.137/subject/43646/U Number10978BDescription (Catalog Card)Beads. String of gold and lapis balls alternating.Description (Archival)Necklace. Five Strings of Gold and LapisDescription according to CBS Register.Description (Modern)63 alternating lapis and gold balls. The string begins and ends with lapis.Description from Aubrey Baadsguaard and Keeper of Near East Section. Museum Number (UPM B-number)B17059aMuseum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)83-7-1.12Measurement (Length)389Measurement (Weight)29.8NotesWhen 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. U and B numbers match based on description. B and date are just guesses