Dress and Personal Ornaments

Dress and Personal Ornaments includes decorative elements ranging from elaborate headdresses to clothing clasps and pendants.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
218	(none)	1923,1110.185	(none)	Beads. 5 white glass (opaque) ball beads with narrow bands of light yellow: one similar drop pendant: 8 small barrel beads of red pebble (??)
233	(none)	(none)	(none)	Shell amulet. in form of demon's head. [drawing 1:1]
404	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bead. Half of. in black obsidian. Globular, the surface inscribed reads "(Ur-En)gur.... King of Ur."
409	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bronze fibula. Broken. Poor condition. 9th-5th cent BC type. [drawing 1:1]
412	(none)	(none)	(none)	Shell amulet. Human face, full front: rough cut. [drawing 1:1]
457A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Gold bracelets. A pair, very heavy, of solid gold: plain, but with heads thus: [drawing]
457B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Gold bracelets. A pair, very heavy, of solid gold: plain, but with heads. [drawing]
458B	(none)	1923,1110.165	(none)	[A-D] 4 gold pendants. Thin gold on a core. Ring for suspension above: body arch-shaped with embossed ornament similar on both sides but that on one side the center of the rosette is inlaid with reddish paste. Below, 6 rings for suspension. Phil. A only [only one was sent to UPM] [drawing 1:1]
458C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 4 gold pendants. Thin gold on a core. Ring for suspension above: body arch-shaped with embossed ornament similar on both sides but that on one side the center of the rosette is inlaid with reddish paste. Below, 6 rings for suspension. Phil. A only [only one was sent to UPM] [drawing 1:1]
458D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 4 gold pendants. Thin gold on a core. Ring for suspension above: body arch-shaped with embossed ornament similar on both sides but that on one side the center of the rosette is inlaid with reddish paste. Below, 6 rings for suspension. Phil. A only [only one was sent to UPM] [drawing 1:1]
459B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Four brooches of gold and stone. Hollow circular setting of thin gold, the back plain except for a beaded edging, the front with a beading between 2 plain lines: inset in front, a large cat's eye. A ring for suspension above and two below, let into rim: projecting from the rim and fixed into it by gold-capped bronze pins, carnelians, six on each side. (two of these are in position: the remaining ones found loose, one of the cat's eyes was found in position: the others had fallen out). [Drawing 1:1] 1 only A Phil. 2 sent to Baghdad (B and D)
459C	(none)	1923,1110.164	(none)	[A-D] Four brooches of gold and stone. Hollow circular setting of thin gold, the back plain except for a beaded edging, the front with a beading between 2 plain lines: inset in front, a large cat's eye. A ring for suspension above and two below, let into rim: projecting from the rim and fixed into it by gold-capped bronze pins, carnelians, six on each side. (two of these are in position: the remaining ones found loose, one of the cat's eyes was found in position: the others had fallen out).
459D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Four brooches of gold and stone. Hollow circular setting of thin gold, the back plain except for a beaded edging, the front with a beading between 2 plain lines: inset in front, a large cat's eye. A ring for suspension above and two below, let into rim: projecting from the rim and fixed into it by gold-capped bronze pins, carnelians, six on each side. (two of these are in position: the remaining ones found loose, one of the cat's eyes was found in position: the others had fallen out). [Drawing 1:1] 1 only A Phil. 2 Sent to Baghdad (B and D)
460B	(none)	1923,1110.166	(none)	[A-B] Gold earrings, a pair of: boat shaped originally inlaid with lapis lazuli between raised bands of granouillee work silver wires projecting from the base probably supported beads. . A only Phil. [drawing 1:1]
461	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold earring. (Companion not found) Boat shaped with twisted ends and bands of granouillee work on body. Photo 45. [drawing 1:1]
462	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold earring. (Companion not found) Boat shaped with coils round ends and triangles of granouillee work on the body. Photo 45. [drawing 1:1]
463A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Gold earrings, Pair of: plain. Photo 45. [drawing]
463B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Gold earrings Pair of: Plain. Photo 45. [drawing]
464	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold earring (companion not found). Plain. Photo 45. [drawing 1:1]
465	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold frame setting. For a stone, au jour: oval. Back plain: front has triangular holds bent over to hold stone: these and the rim decorated with granouillee work. Rings above and below for suspension. Photo no 45 [drawing 1:1]
466	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold finger ring. The hoop flat of filigrane openwork and granouillee: the bezel a solid circular plate attached by 2 triangles of pellets: on it a rosette with fine granouillee triangles and raised center. [drawing]
468	(none)	1923,1110.169	(none)	Gold finger ring. Flat hoop with raised rims and band of vertical hachures between plain bezel setting for a stone (missing).
469	(none)	1923,1110.174	(none)	Chain of beads. Long beads [drawing] thus, alternately of carnelian and lapis lazuli, uniform in size. 24 lapis and 23 carneliean, and 1 larger lapis, 1 large carnelian and 2 large agate beads: all had golden cap at each end of very thin gold (3 caps are missing) Found loose and strung together: but all were found close together and probably formed a single string. Photo no 45.
470	(none)	1923,1110.171	(none)	Silver finger ring.
471	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver finger ring of base metal. Plain hoop, circular in section: circular plate bezel showing traces of engraved design now undecipherable.