83-7-1.36
Description (Archival): | Necklace. Gold with Lapis and Carnelian1 |
Description (Modern): | 23 lapis and gold beads alternating. Begins and ends with lapis. The 12 lapis are all squat biconical. The 11 gold beads are all flattened lozenge shaped.2 |
Museum Number (UPM B-number): | B17053 |
Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number): | 83-7-1.36 |
Measurement (Length): | 375 |
Measurement (Weight): | 23.7 |
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. |