Description (Modern):
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37 lapis and carnelian beads.The 28 lapis beads are all small balls/ovals. The 9 carnelian beads are all long--one is a barrel, the rest are biconical of various degrees. The pattern is two lapis beads, followed by the alternating pattern of carnelian an2
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Museum Number (UPM B-number):
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B17288
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Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number):
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83-7-1.11
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Measurement (Length):
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362
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Measurement (Weight):
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21.5
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Notes:
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When 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
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