Description (Modern): 37 lapis and carnelian beads. The 28 lapis beads are all squat biconical. And the 9 carnelian are all barrel shaped, some of which are biconical. the pattern is simple, it begins with two lapis, then alternating carnelian with three lapis until the end,1     
Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number): 83-7-1.58     
Measurement (Length): 366     
Measurement (Weight): 23.3     
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 from Aubrey Baadsguaard and Keeper of Near East Section.

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