Description (Archival): Necklace. Gold and Lapis1     
Description (Modern): 33 alternating lapis and carnelian beads, beginning and ending with lapis. the 17 lapis beads are all balls/ovals. The 16 carnelian beads are all barrel shaped, and some closer to biconical, some only hinting at that shape. One of those 16 is a flattend2     
Museum Number (UPM B-number): 17061E     
Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number): 83-7-1.18     
Measurement (Length): 374     
Measurement (Weight): 21.5     
Notes: 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 According to EMU     
[1] Description according to CBS Register.
[2] Description from Aubrey Baadsguaard and Keeper of Near East Section.

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