83-7-1.39
Description (Archival): | Necklace. Five Strings of Gold and Lapis1 |
Description (Modern): | 58 alternating gold and lapis beads. The lapis and the gold beads are all oval/round. The chain begins with lapis and ends with gold. [29 lapis, 29 gold]2 |
Museum Number (UPM B-number): | B17060c |
Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number): | 83-7-1.39 |
Measurement (Length): | 372 |
Measurement (Weight): | 34.1 |
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 are just guesses |
[1] Description according to CBS Register. |
[2] Description from Aubrey Baadsguaard and Keeper of Near East Section. |