83-7-1.33
Description (Archival): | Necklace. Nine strings of gold, lapis, Carnelian1 |
Description (Modern): | 45 lapis and carnelian beads. There are 31 lapis beads that are squat biconical, and 3 that are round/oval.. And the 11 carnelian are all barrel shaped, some of which are slightly biconical. the pattern is simple, it begins with two lapis, then alternati2 |
Museum Number (UPM B-number): | B17058g |
Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number): | 83-7-1.33 |
Measurement (Length): | 377 |
Measurement (Weight): | 15.9 |
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. |