43661http://www165.123.244.137/subject/43661/U Number10978DDescription (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)67 alternating lapis and gold balls/ovals, beginning and ending with lapis.Description from Aubrey Baadsguaard and Keeper of Near East Section. Museum Number (UPM B-number)B17059dMuseum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)83-7-1.26Measurement (Length)377Measurement (Weight)21.6NotesWhen 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 are just guesses