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)
18127.2 32-40-249 (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian. Small ball and fleur-de-lys.
17966B 32-40-248 (none) (none) [A-B] Beads. Bone, date-shaped and elliptical. 2 spacers. Carnelian, balls, rings, elliptical, double conoid.
17966 32-40-247 (none) (none) Beads [A-B]. Bone, date-shaped and elliptical. 2 spacers. Carnelian, balls, rings, elliptical, double conoid.
17905 32-40-246 (none) (none) Beads. 2 carnelian bugles; 1 carnelian ball; 1 flat ovoid chalcedony; 1 lentoid marbles; 1 paste ball.
17891.2 32-40-245 (none) (none) [.1-.2] Beads. Ball beads of blue-glazed frit, different sizes. The glaze on most has perished. IIIrd dynasty.
17882.2 32-40-244 (none) (none) [.1-.2] Beads a small mixed collection of agate, carnelian, shell, marble, green quartzite (?), hematite and steatite and lapis . Paste = lentoids, rings, balls, barrels, bugles and one chisel shaped head.
17882.1 32-40-243 (none) (none) [.1-.2] Beads a small mixed collection of agate, carnelian, shell, marble, green quartzite (?), hematite and steatite and lapis . Paste = lentoids, rings, balls, barrels, bugles and one chisel shaped head.
17842K 32-40-242 (none) (none) Beads. A mixed lot. 192 carnelian bugles. 56 carnelian double conoids, lentoids and barrels. 11 large carnelian double conoids and facetted lentoids. 421 carnelian rings. 81 larger carnelian rings. 41 glazed frit balls. 43 lapis lazuli, rings, bugles, ovoids, small mixed beads, apatite (?) quartzite, shell, agate and crystal.
17842J 32-40-241 (none) (none) Beads. A mixed lot. 192 carnelian bugles. 56 carnelian double conoids, lentoids and barrels. 11 large carnelian double conoids and facetted lentoids. 421 carnelian rings. 81 larger carnelian rings. 41 glazed frit balls. 43 lapis lazuli, rings, bugles, ovoids, small mixed beads, apatite (?) quartzite, shell, agate and crystal.
17842I 32-40-240 (none) (none) Beads. A mixed lot. 192 carnelian bugles. 56 carnelian double conoids, lentoids and barrels. 11 large carnelian double conoids and facetted lentoids. 421 carnelian rings. 81 larger carnelian rings. 41 glazed frit balls. 43 lapis lazuli, rings, bugles, ovoids, small mixed beads, apatite (?) quartzite, shell, agate and crystal.
17856 32-40-239 (none) (none) Beads. Very small rings of white shell and dark steatite in bad condition.
17842H 32-40-238 (none) (none) Beads. A mixed lot. 192 carnelian bugles. 56 carnelian double conoids, lentoids and barrels. 11 large carnelian double conoids and facetted lentoids. 421 carnelian rings. 81 larger carnelian rings. 41 glazed frit balls. 43 lapis lazuli, rings, bugles, ovoids, small mixed beads, apatite (?) quartzite, shell, agate and crystal.
17842G 32-40-237 (none) (none) Beads. A mixed lot. 192 carnelian bugles. 56 carnelian double conoids, lentoids and barrels. 11 large carnelian double conoids and facetted lentoids. 421 carnelian rings. 81 larger carnelian rings. 41 glazed frit balls. 43 lapis lazuli, rings, bugles, ovoids, small mixed beads, apatite (?) quartzite, shell, agate and crystal.
17816F 32-40-236 (none) (none) Group. From one burial. (A) Two gold frontlets, oval type with pierced top [A and G]. (B) A pair of gold earrings, small hollow lunate type [B and H]. (C) A single gold earring, same type. (D) Gold hair ribbon. (E) Gold finger ring. (F) Beads: gold and carnelian diamonds. A few gold balls and carnelian rings or lentoids, large hollow gold balls with long carnelian bugles (2) and one barrel, 1 steatite, 1 quartz and 1 agate lentoid. One small ball.
17812B 32-40-235 (none) (none) Group. From one burial. (A) [A and D] Small gold earrings, single pendants with lunate end, not the normal spiral coil type, thus [drawing 1:1] (B) Small beads, minute fluted gold balls and plain carnelian balls, one large carnelian flattened sphere and one lapis ball of copper plated with gold. (C) Cylinder seal, dark steatite, spread eagle and 2 men holding between them a vase (?) on a tree.
17811C 32-40-234 (none) (none) Group. From one burial. (A) [A, E-I] Six gold earrings, small hollow lunate type, worn in sets of 3 in each earrings, small hollow lunate type, worn in sets of 3 in each ear. (B) Gold finger ring, thin metal with edges bent inwards to form a ribbed hoop. [drawing] (C) Beads: lapis diamonds, gold double conoids, silver disks, carnelian and steatite lentoids. (D) Cylinder seal, shell: hunter and lion and 2 columns of inscription.
17806E 32-40-233 (none) (none) Groups: From one burial. (A) Gold fillet, of narrow thin ribbon, twisted. (B) [B.1-.2] A pair of gold earrings, each consisting of two complete earrings intertwined, of the small hollow lunate type: in each case, one earring is fatter than the other: D.'s 15mm and 13mm respectively. One hoop is broken. (C) Cylinder seal, lapis lazuli, standing, human figures roughly cut. (D) Gold finger ring, hollow tube pressed in along the periphery thus [drawing]. (E) Beads: gold and carnelian, lapis and silver diamonds: gold and carnelian barrels and double conoids; mixed types, large lentoids, bugles, balls and double conoids of carnelian, agate, lapis. For order see field notes.
17805D 32-40-232 (none) (none) Group: From one burial. [drawing] (A) Copper chopper. Broken but complete. (B) Copper tumbler, the sides slightly carinated, the base raised, in bad condition. (C) Cylinder seal, black steatite; seated figure and criss cross background. (D)A few beads. Lapis, carnelian, agate and steatite lentoids (the last with criss-cross incised decoration) and one gold ball.
17799B 32-40-230 (none) (none) Beads. 2 lentoid agate. 2 flat lentoid catseye. 1 lentoid carnelian. 2 ball carnelian. 4 gold balls. 4 copper balls covered with gold.
17787C 32-40-229 (none) (none) Beads. 2 double conoid carnelian. 1 lentoid carnelian. 5 double conoid silver. 3 barrel agate. 31 flat lentoid agate. 1 flat lentoid steatite. Necklace of 17 agates, rectangular with vesical section. Necklace of 23 lentoid agates and 14 gold balls.
17660B 32-40-228 (none) (none) Group. From a single grave (A) [A, E-F] 3 gold earrings, small hollow lunate type. (B) Beads: very small gold balls: carnelian rings and balls and 1 bugle, marble and steatite elongated lentoids, agate square and conoid pendant (?) (or spindle whorl) apparently of wood : original order mostly preserved. (C) Cylinder seal: shell. Two rampant animals: very poor and worn. (D) A pair of thick copper bangles [D and G]
17813E 32-40-227 (none) (none) Group. From one burial. (A) [A and K-L] 3 gold frontlets. (B) Twisted gold hair-ribbon. (C) [C and M] Two gold hair-rings, spirally coiled with lunate ends, with one of them [N] a silver ring. (D) Beads: a string of very small fluted gold balls and carnelian balls and one very thin lapis bugle with gold caps. (E) Beads: gold balls, agate, carnelian, marble and jasper; long bugles, flattened lentoids, disks and lentoids. (F) [F and O] Two gold bracelets, of thin gold bent over copper wire. (G) Silver bracelet, plain wire. (H) [H and I] Copper bracelets, 2, plain wire. (J) Copper axe, thus: [reference to drawing] a copy of the old type but not cast: hammered and the socket made by bending. Type S10. [drawing]
17006 31-43-484 (none) (none) Amulet. In shape of date stone. Limestone? White [drawing 1:1]
17070B 31-43-314 (none) (none) Frog amulets 6 [one miniature] [A-F]. Frit. Two glazed yellow. Glazed yellow. [drawing 1:1]
16741 31-43-313 (none) (none) Frit frog. Coarse workmanship. Type see U.16634.

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