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)
6890	(none)	(none)	B16423	Miniature bowl. Copper. Smashed. E. [drawing 1:1]
7948	(none)	(none)	B16769	Ring. Silver. 3 coils. [drawing] not to scale.
14470A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver comb. With 5 prongs each decorated with a lapis lazuli ball bead.
8524A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver diadem Broken It appears to be formed of 2 separate parts: (A) A strip of thin silver plate (apparently plain) 0022 wide and about 018 long tapering to curved ends wherein are attachment holes: and (B) A strip of thin silver 005 wide twisted with a spiral coil so as to act as a spring: this appeared to be attached to (A) and to go round the back of the head.
8524B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver diadem Broken It appears to be formed of 2 separate parts: (A) A strip of thin silver plate (apparently plain) 0022 wide and about 018 long tapering to curved ends wherein are attachment holes: and (B) A strip of thin silver 005 wide twisted with a spiral coil so as to act as a spring: this appeared to be attached to (A) and to go round the back of the head.
13044	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver diadem. Elliptical. Bent to rest flat on forehead. Broken in 2 pieces.
8203	(none)	(none)	B17037	Silver ear-ring. Circle made of- 2 1/2 spiral coils of silver wire. & fragments of a second similar.
8617	(none)	(none)	B16776	Silver hair ornament(?) [drawing]
9785	(none)	(none)	B17005	Silver Head Ornament shaped as a lotus(?) flower with long stem and 7 points (petals?) tipped with lapis balls. Broken a few bits missing. [drawing]
9982	(none)	(none)	B16785	Silver Pin With fluted lapis ball head Type V
8214	(none)	(none)	B16704	Silver suspenders. A plain ring of silver wire from which hangs a spacer for 3 strings of beads: they appeared to hang from the head this way up, but two were found corroded together in opposite directions. [drawing 1:1]
12443D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Small gold varia. Found loose in the floor of Chamber A. [A] Nine gold leaves, [B-C] 2 rosettes and [D-G] 4 copper stems with gold foil at the end: all are from an elaborate crown like those found in Shubad's grave and in PG 777. [H-I] 2 earrings, spiral coils of gold wire. [J] A gold wire ring pendant from a headdress.
12443E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Small gold varia. Found loose in the floor of Chamber A. [A] Nine gold leaves, [B-C] 2 rosettes and [D-G] 4 copper stems with gold foil at the end: all are from an elaborate crown like those found in Shubad's grave and in PG 777. [H-I] 2 earrings, spiral coils of gold wire. [J] A gold wire ring pendant from a headdress.
10813B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group A Copper Dagger. Flat leaf-shaped with 4 rivets. B Single gold-facetted lentoid bead and fragments of silver chain from a frontlet.
10801C	(none)	(none)	B16910	Tomb Group A. Beads : carnelian and lapis with good fly ornament : see Field notes B. Beads : lapis double conoids and a few silver C. Short lengths of thin gold ribbon each folded up into a little wad weights in grains, 16, 16, 21, 16, 16, 12, 11 1/2, 12 1/2, 7, 10, 10, D. Silver wire spiral coil ear-ring E. Plain silver wire bracelet
10823F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group A. Necklace of gold and lapis lazuli double conoids and long carnelian facetted lentoids. B. [B and I] 2 silver earrings, 2 1/2 coils. C. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal in 2 registers. Banquet scene. Above, four seated figures, 2 of whom are sucking from straws: below, shrine gate, a porter, 3 seated figures 2 of whom suck straws. The straws are placed in jars which stand upon a ring headed, others have perfect circles in place of a head. D. Silver pin with lapis ball head and gold leaf cap. Head broken from stem. Type V. E. Fluted silver beaker, sides compressed. F. Fragments of a silver ribbon head band. G. Rings forming a silver belt. H. Cockle shells containing paint. I. A Pair of large double lunate gold ear rings J. A gold ear ring in 2 1/2 coils
10815A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group A: Frontlet of large beads, lapis and silver with carnelian rings. B: Beads: lapis double conoids. C: Silver pin with lapis ball head, Type V. D: [D-E] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings.
10594B	(none)	(none)	B17680	Tomb Group. (A) Beads. Small lapis double conoids and some silver. [B-C] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings.
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.
12432D	30-12-655	(none)	(none)	Tomb groups. With bodies. [Numbered entries refer to bodies, not all bodies associated with objects.] --No. 3: [A] Whetstone. --No. 11: [B] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [C] Lapis and silver lentoid and bugle beads. --No. 13: [D] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [E] Facetted lapis bugles and some silver lentoid beads. --No. 14: [F-G] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings . [H] Small lapis lentoid beads. --No. 15: [I] Double conoid lapis beads. --No. 16: [J] Very small lapis ball beads. --No.17: [K] Large facetted lapis lentoids. --No. 18: [L] Lapis double conoid beads. --No. 19: [M] Lapis lentoids and some silver beads. --No. 20: [N-O] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings. [P] Lapis lentoid beads. --No. 21: [Q] Small lapis lentoid beads. --No. 22: [R] Silver wire spiral coil earrings. [S] Facetted lapis lentoid beads. [T] Cylinder seal, white shell, decayed (not kept) --No. 23: [U] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [V] Lapis and silver small lentoid beads and a few lapis balls.
9706	(none)	(none)	(none)	Twisted gold ribbon Probably worn on forehead above gold diadem U.9705 Coiled to give the appearance of a half chain
9895A	(none)	1928,1010.225	(none)	Two Gold Diadems Thin gold leaf worn on forehead Perforated ends
9895B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Two Gold Diadems Thin gold leaf worn on forehead Perforated ends
9979	(none)	(none)	B16705	Wreath of 14 gold mulberry leaves strung with small lapis bugles and carnelian rings. Original order.
10096	(none)	(none)	(none)	Wreath of gold mulberry leaves strung with small lapis bugles & carnelian rings (orig. 13 in all, but some are badly broken) Type__