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)
11743I (none) 1929,1017.272 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743J (none) 1929,1017.273 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743K (none) 1929,1017.274 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743L 30-12-456 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743M (none) (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743N 30-12-583 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743O 30-12-584 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743P 30-12-639 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743Q 30-12-641 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743R 30-12-648 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743S (none) (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743T 30-12-650 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
19598 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Long flat shell oblongs, small shells pierced for threading, and shell rings (see field sketch)
11807 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Long lentoids of gold, lapis & carnelian in sets of 4 (see Field Notes).
18555 33-35-146 (none) (none) Beads. Long rings of cowrie and other shells, shell rings and tubular, large flat rings of black stone, lapis cylindrical and balls, carnelian cylindrical.
1644 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Loose beads from Ur, not strung together.
8539 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Medium-sized lapis. Double conoids and one diamond-shaped. 10 in all.
13594 31-17-140 (none) (none) Beads. Minute gold double conoid sard barrel, lapis ring bead.
12035 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Minute ring beads, lapis & frit, & 1 large calcite bead (barrel). [drawing of Calcite bead]
16384 (none) 1931,1010.269 (none) Beads. Minute silver and glass balls.
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.
17898 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Mixed lot, off many shapes and materials, found in or just below the floor of an early Neo-Babylonian level and presumably of that date, though some may well be old beads re-used. Shapes include ball, ring, cylinder, rhomboid, diamond, date shaped, elliptical, polygonal, double conoid, poppyseed, chisel, pear pendant, one miniature celt. Materials include carnelian, marble, steatite, sard, calcite, quartz, amethyst, agate, mother of pearl, shell, glazed frit, limestone (?), granite, hematite, crystal.
1661 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Mixed set, carnelian, shell, agate, etc., and one large gold bead. Brought in together.
11939 (none) 1929,1017.302 (none) Beads. Mixed sorts = see field notes
17826 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Mixed: a long barrel of blue paste with gold caps, lentoids of carnelian, jasper, amazonite (?) and chrysoprase, crystal pendant and carnelian rings. Kassite.

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Dress and Personal Ornaments > Miscellaneous Pieces


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