Description (Modern):
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25 alternating lapis and carnelian beads, starting and ending with lapis. The 13 lapis beads are all balls/ovall. There are 11 carnelian beads are barrel shaped and some are slightly biconical, one of which is a flattened lozenge.2
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Museum Number (UPM B-number):
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B17058e
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Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number):
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83-7-1.30
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Measurement (Length):
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376
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Measurement (Weight):
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24.9
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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.
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