Description (Archival): Necklace. Two strings of Carnelian1     
Description (Modern): 21 carnelian beads. Strand begins and ends with small carnelian ring, then between alternates between a squat biconical and a barrel/biconical bead, beginning and ending with the long shape.2     
Museum Number (UPM B-number): B17291a     
Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number): 83-7-1.51     
Measurement (Length): 387     
Measurement (Weight): 33.1     
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.

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