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)
15193 (none) 1930,1213.96 (none) Beads. Amethyst, carnelian and glzed frit. Faceted lentoids, 4-faced - lonzenge shaped in section, and hexagonal amethyst lentoids. Carnelian rings and balls, convex on either side and elliptical in section.
152 (none) (none) (none) String of beads. Red transluscent pebble, small barrels. 25 in all: found scattered and strung together.
153 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Minute, of rock crystal and white semi-hemispherical pebble, 15 in all [crossed out] of transparent white glass [crossed out] crystal and opaque glass paste, white. 7 beads go to 1cm.
15301D (none) (none) (none) Group: (A)[A-E] A pair of small lunate gold earrings; (B) Narrow gold ribbon twisted spirally; (C)[C and F-G] 3 gold finger rings, one made of two hoops of thin gold wire, the other two of sheet metal with the edges bent over inwards to look like 2 solid loops; (D) Beads, lapis, carnelian & agate (sliver beads all decayed) forming 2 strings(?)
15301E (none) (none) (none) Group: (A)[A-E] A pair of small lunate gold earrings; (B) Narrow gold ribbon twisted spirally; (C)[C and F-G] 3 gold finger rings, one made of two hoops of thin gold wire, the other two of sheet metal with the edges bent over inwards to look like 2 solid loops; (D) Beads, lapis, carnelian & agate (sliver beads all decayed) forming 2 strings(?)
15305B (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) [A and D] Pair of small gold lunate earrings; (B) String of 10 large beads from neck; calcite, chalcedony, steatite, copper and jasper; (C) String of small beads, lapis, agate, crystal, carnelian.
15306 (none) (none) (none) Beads: small gold & lapis balls.
15310C 31-17-98 (none) (none) Group: (A) Narrow gold ribbon spirally twisted: (B) Gold finger ring made from a strip of thin metal with the edges curled over to imitate 2 solid hoops; (C) Beads from necklace: carnelian, lapis, gold, hematite, agate, steatite: for order see field notes.; (D) Small gold and lapis ball head; (E) Small lapis & carnelian beads (only about 5 altogether, mixed in box with (D). See Field Notes.
15310D 31-17-143 (none) (none) Group: (A) Narrow gold ribbon spirally twisted: (B) Gold finger ring made from a strip of thin metal with the edges curled over to imitate 2 solid hoops; (C) Beads from necklace: carnelian, lapis, gold, hematite, agate, steatite: for order see field notes.; (D) Small gold and lapis ball head; (E) Small lapis & carnelian beads (only about 5 altogether, mixed in box with (D). See Field Notes.
15310E 31-17-143 (none) (none) Group: (A) Narrow gold ribbon spirally twisted: (B) Gold finger ring made from a strip of thin metal with the edges curled over to imitate 2 solid hoops; (C) Beads from necklace: carnelian, lapis, gold, hematite, agate, steatite: for order see field notes.; (D) Small gold and lapis ball head; (E) Small lapis & carnelian beads (only about 5 altogether, mixed in box with (D). See Field Notes.
15312 31-17-67 (none) (none) Beads: gold, lapis, carnelian, agate, limestone
15317 (none) (none) (none) Beads: Lapis, chalcedony, carnelian & agate (see Field Notes) the carnelian ball bead has a bleached pattern of crossed : the bleached carnelian is known in the main cemetery period, and this is the latest dated example except for the big Sargonid gold grave of 1928/9: the cross is usually called Kassite & its appearance thus early is important. [drawing]
15357 (none) 1930,1213.150 (none) Beads: One steatite flattened oval; one ring-bead of green-blue jade(?) and a quantity of minute while shell rings found with a head in the mixed burial L. [drawing 1:1]
15368 31-17-72 (none) (none) Beads. Very small white shell rings. Found on the arm.
15369 31-17-37 (none) (none) Beads. Rings of white shell, a great quantity found forming 4 strings round the neck
15369A 31-17-38 (none) (none) Beads. Rings of white shell, a great quantity found forming 4 strings round the neck
15369B 31-17-39 (none) (none) Beads. Rings of white shell, a great quantity found forming 4 strings round the neck
15369C 31-17-40 (none) (none) Beads. Rings of white shell, a great quantity found forming 4 strings round the neck
15369D 31-17-41 (none) (none) Beads. Rings of white shell, a great quantity found forming 4 strings round the neck
15369E 31-17-42 (none) (none) Beads. Rings of white shell, a great quantity found forming 4 strings round the neck
15369F 31-17-43 (none) (none) Beads. Rings of white shell, a great quantity found forming 4 strings round the neck
15369G 31-17-44 (none) (none) Beads. Rings of white shell, a great quantity found forming 4 strings round the neck
15369H (none) 1930,1213.113 (none) Beads. Rings of white shell, a great quantity found forming 4 strings round the neck
15369I (none) 1930,1213.121 (none) Beads. Rings of white shell, a great quantity found forming 4 strings round the neck
15369J (none) 1930,1213.122 (none) Beads. Rings of white shell, a great quantity found forming 4 strings round the neck

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