Description (Catalog Card): Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).     
Find Context (Catalog Card): PG 1054 C2     
Material (Catalog Card): Carnelian3     
Material (Catalog Card): Gold3     
Material (Catalog Card): Lapis Lazuli3     
U Number: 11743G     
Object Type: Dress and Personal Ornaments >> Miscellaneous Pieces >> Beads      
Museum: British Museum      
Season Number: 07: 1928-1929      
Culture/Period: Early Dynastic / Sumerian >> EDIIIB      
Description (Modern): String of very small lapis lazuli and gold beads. Gold beads are carinated, lapis beads are both oval and carinated.1     
Material: Inorganic Remains >> Stones and Minerals >> Mineral >> Semi-precious >> Chalcedony >> Carnelian      
Material: Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Gold      
Material: Inorganic Remains >> Stones and Minerals >> Mineral >> Semi-precious >> Lapis Lazuli      
Museum Number (BM Big Number): 122458     
Museum Number (BM Registration Number): 1929,1017.270     
Measurement (Length): 504     
Measurement (Diameter): 35     
Measurement (Diameter): 36     
[1] Data collected by British Museum research team.
[2] NW Corner
[3] Material as described by Woolley
[4] necklace
[5] Gold, max.
[6] Lapis, max.

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Media Media Title Title Label Author Omeka Label
Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery 1934 Woolley, Leonard (none)
PG1054 Field Notes PG1054 Field Notes 1922-1934 Woolley et al (none)
Woolley's Catalog Cards Woolley's Catalog Cards Card -- BM ID:194 Box:50 Page:98 Card -- BM ID:194 Box:50 Page:98 (none)
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