Description (Archival): Necklace. Five Strings of Gold and Lapis1     
Description (Archival): Necklace. One string of Lapis1     
Description (Modern): 33 beads with alternating lapis and agate, beginning and ending with lapis. The 17 lapis are all balls/ovals of various sizes. The 16 agate are all barrel shaped, some of which are slightly biconical. There is a broken agate bead which might join the fra2     
Description (Modern): 76 squat biconical lapis beads2     
Museum Number (UPM B-number): 17059e     
Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number): 83-7-1.63     
Measurement (Length): 381     
Measurement (Weight): 23.9     
Measurement (Length): 351     
Measurement (Weight): 8.4     
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. U and B numbers match based on description. B and date are just guesses     
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 just a guess     
[1] Description according to CBS Register.
[2] Description from Aubrey Baadsguaard and Keeper of Near East Section.

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