This category includdes objects like beads, pendants, and rosettes.  They are all small pieces of necklaces or bracelets that are not strung.  They may have been strung in antiquity, but are now separate and were not re-strung. 

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
8421 (none) (none) (none) 35 beads Mostly minute lapis lazuli ring beads, 2 bugle lapis, 2 bugle carnelian, 2 carnelian ball beads
8429 (none) 1928,1009.75 (none) 13 beads 1 double conoid, L 0027, faceted gold bead 2 double conoid, L0023, faceted lapis. 2 double conoid lapis. 4 barrel lapis. 1 ribbed ball lapis. 1 barrel carnelian. 2 banded agate beads - white and red bands.
8432 (none) 1928,1009.87 (none) 7 beads 4 gold double conoids 1 elongated gold double conoid, L006 2 elongated carnelian, L0057
8465 (none) (none) (none) 5 beads. 1 carnelian double conoid, 2 carnelian barrel beads. 1 lapis barrel bead and 1 lapis bead in the form of an eye socket.
8497 (none) (none) (none) String of beads Worn over a silver diadem round the forehead. String consists of minute lapis ball beads and of oblong rectangular gold and lapis spacers. Gold and lapis spacers strung alternately with lapis and carnelian beads placed alternately between each spacer. Carnelian beads all minute ring beads. The silver diadem was entirely broken and destroyed. 6 gold spacers; 6 lapis lazuli spacers.
8525 (none) (none) (none) Beads A string composed of 5 carnelian and 4 gold long double conoid beads L. 0052 and one flattened ovoid carnelian: and between these small fluted balls of gold and lapis: see field notes.
8526 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Gold and lapis lazuli. Double conoids. Probably 2 strings confused. See field notes.
8527 (none) (none) (none) Beads 16 gold spacer triangles formed of 2 minute beads with between them minute ring beads of lapis lazuli and carnelian [drawing] 1:1
8528 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 15 gold ring spacers thus [drawing] 1:1 with between them small lapis and carnelian beads: for order see field notes.
8539 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Medium-sized lapis. Double conoids and one diamond-shaped. 10 in all.
8551 (none) (none) (none) Beads of glazed frit. Heavily ribbed balls. Discorloured: probably originally blue.
8552 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Large shell rings.
8554 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Large shell rings and a number of small shells pierced for stringing.
8562A (none) (none) (none) Three beads. Big facetted lentoids. (A) Lapis. (B) Gold (plated over core). (C) Lapis. Strung in this order to hold the whetstone U. 8563: see field notes. (with these beads are put 2 carnelian rings found by them and perhaps used as terminals).
8562B (none) (none) (none) Three beads. Big facetted lentoids. (A) Lapis. (B) Gold (plated over core). (C) Lapis. Strung in this order to hold the whetstone U. 8563: see field notes. (with these beds are put 2 carnelian rings found by them and perhaps used as terminals).
8562C (none) (none) (none) Three beads. Big facetted lentoids. (A) Lapis. (B) Gold (plated over core). (C) Lapis. Strung in this order to hold the whetstone U. 8563: see field notes. (with these beads are put 2 carnelian rings found by them and perhaps used as terminals).
8565 (none) (none) (none) Gold and stone chain. 6 lapis and 4 carnelian beads, the lapis thus [drawing 1:1] and the carnelian thus (flat) [drawing 1:1]. Strung alternately: in the middle of the chain (probably, see field notes) a gold centrepiece [drawing] of cloisonne work inlaid with lapis petals to the rosette and light yellow carnelian between the petals. (2 carnelians missing). The gold pieces had 2 attachment loops of which one is missing.
8567 (none) (none) (none) Gold pendant. Thin flat wire forming a rosette in a ring, with attachment for 2 strings of beads. The piece may belong to the flower and leaf pendants (U.8568) or the square double-spacer gold and lapis beads U.8569. [drawing]
8568 (none) (none) (none) Gold leaves and flowers from a necklace. 3 leaves thus [drawing] of thin gold with the stalk bent over to make a double spacer for beads, and 4 flower rosettes thus [drawing] with double loops behind for 2 strings which would keep them centred on the necklace: also, one similar flower with no loops behind. (see graves PG 313 and 319)
8569 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Gold and lapis. Small squares with spirals engraved (on the 4 gold specimens) and in relief on the 9 lapis. Probably strung up with small single beads and perhaps with U.8567. (see also PG 313)
8571 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 11 gold double conoids of different sizes and a quantity of similar lapis beads; 1 gold rectangular bead. All found loose in the soil, also, some mixed carnelian beads.
8572 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Large. 3 carnelian and 8 lapis and 1 gold.
8592 (none) (none) (none) Beads Small lapis and carnelian balls Strung two of each alternately
8602 (none) (none) (none) Beads Very small lapis balls
8603 (none) (none) (none) Beads Lapis double conoids etc 1 long gold facetted lentoid 1 carnelian double conoid, large

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