Description (Archival): Necklace. Nine strings of gold, lapis, Carnelian1     
Description (Modern): 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     
Museum Number (UPM B-number): B17058e     
Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number): 83-7-1.30     
Measurement (Length): 376     
Measurement (Weight): 24.9     
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.     
[1] Description according to CBS Register.
[2] Description from Aubrey Baadsguaard and Keeper of Near East Section.

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