Headdress

Headdresses contain multiple items from wreaths and diadems to hair combs and rings. Most of these are made of precious metals and/or beads of semi-precious stone. Usually, the more elaborate the headdresses are, the higher the status of the person.

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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)
10948E.4	(none)	(none)	B16684.59	Gold Crown. [E.1-.16] Formed of beads and figurines, etc. sewn onto a fillet of leather. The background was composed of minute beads of lapis and gold--the latter short tubular lengths. Against these stood out: (A) [A.1-.8] 4 pairs of animals, viz. 2 antlered stags. 2 bearded bulls, 2 gazelles, 2 rams. (B) [B.1-.17] Small 8-petalled rosettes. (C) [C.1-.23] Plant ornaments, viz. Ears of corn, pomegranates, bunches composed of 3 fruit and 3 leaves, plants with rough stems (gold-leaf over silver) and gold and carnelian pods. (D) [D.1-.8] 8 Twisted wire palmettes for the order of them see field notes.
10948E.5	(none)	(none)	B16684.60	Gold Crown. [E.1-.16] Formed of beads and figurines, etc. sewn onto a fillet of leather. The background was composed of minute beads of lapis and gold--the latter short tubular lengths. Against these stood out: (A) [A.1-.8] 4 pairs of animals, viz. 2 antlered stags. 2 bearded bulls, 2 gazelles, 2 rams. (B) [B.1-.17] Small 8-petalled rosettes. (C) [C.1-.23] Plant ornaments, viz. Ears of corn, pomegranates, bunches composed of 3 fruit and 3 leaves, plants with rough stems (gold-leaf over silver) and gold and carnelian pods. (D) [D.1-.8] 8 Twisted wire palmettes for the order of them see field notes.
10948E.6	(none)	(none)	B16684.61	Gold Crown. [E.1-.16] Formed of beads and figurines, etc. sewn onto a fillet of leather. The background was composed of minute beads of lapis and gold--the latter short tubular lengths. Against these stood out: (A) [A.1-.8] 4 pairs of animals, viz. 2 antlered stags. 2 bearded bulls, 2 gazelles, 2 rams. (B) [B.1-.17] Small 8-petalled rosettes. (C) [C.1-.23] Plant ornaments, viz. Ears of corn, pomegranates, bunches composed of 3 fruit and 3 leaves, plants with rough stems (gold-leaf over silver) and gold and carnelian pods. (D) [D.1-.8] 8 Twisted wire palmettes for the order of them see field notes.
10948E.7	(none)	(none)	B16684.62	Gold Crown. [E.1-.16] Formed of beads and figurines, etc. sewn onto a fillet of leather. The background was composed of minute beads of lapis and gold--the latter short tubular lengths. Against these stood out: (A) [A.1-.8] 4 pairs of animals, viz. 2 antlered stags. 2 bearded bulls, 2 gazelles, 2 rams. (B) [B.1-.17] Small 8-petalled rosettes. (C) [C.1-.23] Plant ornaments, viz. Ears of corn, pomegranates, bunches composed of 3 fruit and 3 leaves, plants with rough stems (gold-leaf over silver) and gold and carnelian pods. (D) [D.1-.8] 8 Twisted wire palmettes for the order of them see field notes.
10948E.8	(none)	(none)	B16684.63	Gold Crown. [E.1-.16] Formed of beads and figurines, etc. sewn onto a fillet of leather. The background was composed of minute beads of lapis and gold--the latter short tubular lengths. Against these stood out: (A) [A.1-.8] 4 pairs of animals, viz. 2 antlered stags. 2 bearded bulls, 2 gazelles, 2 rams. (B) [B.1-.17] Small 8-petalled rosettes. (C) [C.1-.23] Plant ornaments, viz. Ears of corn, pomegranates, bunches composed of 3 fruit and 3 leaves, plants with rough stems (gold-leaf over silver) and gold and carnelian pods. (D) [D.1-.8] 8 Twisted wire palmettes for the order of them see field notes.
10948E.9	(none)	(none)	B16684.64	Gold Crown. [E.1-.16] Formed of beads and figurines, etc. sewn onto a fillet of leather. The background was composed of minute beads of lapis and gold--the latter short tubular lengths. Against these stood out: (A) [A.1-.8] 4 pairs of animals, viz. 2 antlered stags. 2 bearded bulls, 2 gazelles, 2 rams. (B) [B.1-.17] Small 8-petalled rosettes. (C) [C.1-.23] Plant ornaments, viz. Ears of corn, pomegranates, bunches composed of 3 fruit and 3 leaves, plants with rough stems (gold-leaf over silver) and gold and carnelian pods. (D) [D.1-.8] 8 Twisted wire palmettes for the order of them see field notes.
11102A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Gold Diadems & [C] gold ribbon, worn on forehead. The gold ribbons consist of 2 short coiled bands of gold through which the curled hair was interwoven. [drawing]
11102B	(none)	(none)	B17775	[A-B] 2 Gold Diadems & [C] gold ribbon, worn on forehead. The gold ribbons consist of 2 short coiled bands of gold through which the curled hair was interwoven. [drawing]
11102C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Gold Diadems & [C] gold ribbon, worn on forehead. The gold ribbons consist of 2 short coiled bands of gold through which the curled hair was interwoven. [drawing]
11147.3	(none)	(none)	B17633	Beads. Lapis bugles and carnelian rings being the remains of a headdress (the rest had been plundered).
11206	(none)	1928,1010.15	(none)	Gold Diadem. Normal type, elliptical in shape, with perforated ends. [drawing 1:1]
11230A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian & lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) [C.1-.2] Pair large lunate gold earrings. (D) Silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials-gold, silver & shell. (E) [E and K] 2 silver pins with bent heads capped by a lapis ball head. Type VI. (F) Necklace of fluted lapis ball beads. (G) Frontlet of beads in 7 rows, gold, bugle, carnelian ring beads, lapis bugles. (H) Necklace of lapis & gold triangles. (I) Necklace of alternate lapis & silver double conoids. (J) Miniature vase of light drab clay, part of rim missing.
11230B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian & lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) [C.1-.2] Pair large lunate gold earrings. (D) Silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials-gold, silver & shell. (E) [E and K] 2 silver pins with bent heads capped by a lapis ball head. Type VI. (F) Necklace of fluted lapis ball beads. (G) Frontlet of beads in 7 rows, gold, bugle, carnelian ring beads, lapis bugles. (H) Necklace of lapis & gold triangles. (I) Necklace of alternate lapis & silver double conoids. (J) Miniature vase of light drab clay, part of rim missing.
11230G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian & lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) [C.1-.2] Pair large lunate gold earrings. (D) Silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials-gold, silver & shell. (E) [E and K] 2 silver pins with bent heads capped by a lapis ball head. Type VI. (F) Necklace of fluted lapis ball beads. (G) Frontlet of beads in 7 rows, gold, bugle, carnelian ring beads, lapis bugles. (H) Necklace of lapis & gold triangles. (I) Necklace of alternate lapis & silver double conoids. (J) Miniature vase of light drab clay, part of rim missing.
11422	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold Diadem. Thin gold plate. [drawing]
11441A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. Consisting of [A](1) a spiral band of narrow gold ribbon (broken); [B](2) seven beads of agate, carnelian, steatite, shell (?), lapis, lapis, paste; [C](3) a copper pin 019 long (broken into 3 pieces).
11452C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. Consisting of [A] (1) a cylinder seal of red baked clay with white slip: in poor condition but interesting for its fabric. It is attached to part of a copper pin. Inscription EN-dUtu(?); [B] (2) a few beads of lapis and silver, mixed types; [C] (3) a silver hair-ring, 5 spiral coils of thin wire; [D] (4) a copper pin, point missing.
11521A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. Consisting (A) A gold frontlet, oval decorated edge with half-punctured dots, as also round the string-holes at each end: broken & parts missing. (B) Beads: a quantity of small lapis balls & a string of gold & carnelian bugles with lapis balls (see Field Notes) (C) A string-sealing of bitumen, a flattened ovoid.
11534A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold hair rings. Spiral coils of gold wire. A pair.
11534B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold hair rings. Spiral coils of gold wire. A pair.
11555A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Gold hair-rings. Spiral coils of thick gold wire.
11555B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Gold hair-rings. Spiral coils of thick gold wire.
11555C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Gold hair-rings. Spiral coils of thick gold wire.
11557	(none)	(none)	(none)	(beads) Wreath. Small gold leaves & tiny lapis ball beads (see Field Notes). (NB = most of the beads are in the mixed collection from the graves: a certain number kept with the leaves show the right type to be used for re-stringing.
11558	(none)	(none)	(none)	(beads) Wreath. Small gold ring pendants hanging from 3 rows of lapis & carnelian beads (See Field Notes) (NB most of the beads are in the mixed collection: than kept with the gold rings show the types to be used in re-stringing.)