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)
12778B.2 31-17-352E (none) (none) Group of objects: from PG/NW level; found between levels -760 and -800 below the planoconvex brick pavement (A) Clay animal figurine. (B) [.1-.6] Fragment of long clay beads imitating shell. (C) [.1-.9] A number of clay jar-sealing with seal impressions, all of one type, palmette enclosed (imperfect) [reference to drawing]. (see over [Annotated] Legrain 480 (D) An oval clay object. [Annotated] Legrain 481. (see over) [Drawing of impression] (E) Tubular ball (?) bead. (F) Copper needle. (G) [.1-.13] Various examples of pottery. [H] (also animal bones). -- The design on D and C is the same [drawing of design].
12778B.3 31-17-352C (none) (none) Group of objects: from PG/NW level; found between levels -760 and -800 below the planoconvex brick pavement (A) Clay animal figurine. (B) [.1-.6] Fragment of long clay beads imitating shell. (C) [.1-.9] A number of clay jar-sealing with seal impressions, all of one type, palmette enclosed (imperfect) [reference to drawing]. (see over [Annotated] Legrain 480 (D) An oval clay object. [Annotated] Legrain 481. (see over) [Drawing of impression] (E) Tubular ball (?) bead. (F) Copper needle. (G) [.1-.13] Various examples of pottery. [H] (also animal bones). -- The design on D and C is the same [drawing of design].
12797 (none) (none) (none) Bes amulet. Glazed frit.
12798 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Glazed frit. 3 balls. 1 fluted double conoid with rings ends; 1 ball with ringed ends thus [reference to drawing]; 1 flat seal - oval shaped with markings.
13040 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Two agate. 1 carnelian ring bead. 1 glazed ball bead.
13043 30-12-503 (none) (none) 6 ring beads. Bone.
13049 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian ring beads, glazed frit and a minute glazed frit amulet in shape of a male head - grotesque. [drawing]
13054 (none) (none) (none) Carnelian bead. Fragment of a cylinder seal with a presentation scene and inscription. Three figures end below waist and 2 signs for ilu alone remain.
13055 30-12-602 (none) (none) Bead. Carnelian double conoids and diamonds and flat carnelian beads. Agate square. 1 cat's eye (?) Chalcedony facetted barrels. Diamonds.
13061 30-12-120 (none) (none) Cowrie shell.
13501 (none) (none) (none) Bead. Lapis lazuli. Ridged bugle. One end broken. The object consists of a tubular strip of lapis lazuli evidently turned on a lathe so as to form a tube with 12 equidistant circular ridges. Cf. U.15448. (not to scale) [drawing]
13507 (none) (none) (none) Frog. Amulet. Lapis lazuli. Miniature. [drawing 1:1]
13526 31-17-68 (none) (none) 5 beads: carnelian elongated double conoid. Carnelian barrel. Agate cylindrical. lapis. barrel. Lapis double conoid.
13531 (none) (none) (none) Beads: 4 carnelian ring beads: 1 carnelian barrel; 8 elongated double conoids; apparently glass; 34 barrel beads also apparently glass. The glass(?) beads appear to have benn moulded round a core that has disappeared.
13540 (none) (none) (none) Glazed beads. Small ring and cylindrical beads.
13546 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 17 in number: for order see Field note. Agate, lapis and carnelian. Double conoids, barrels and 1 bugle.
13548 (none) (none) (none) 3 beads. Two large lapis ovoids roughly shaped. One bitumen double conoid. [drawing 1:1]
13550 (none) (none) (none) 5 beads: 1 lapis double conoid; 1 carnleian barrel; 1 carnelian ring; 1 rock crystal ring; 1 copper double conoid.
13553 31-17-63 (none) (none) Beads: 20 in all, including: 4 gold ( double conoid) (1 fluted ball); 3 carnelian (2cylindrical) (! double conoid); 1 agate tubular; 1 lapis double conoid; 6 lapis barrels; 2 flattened agate double conoid; 2 rock crystal ball beads with frit(?) eyes.
13572 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Lapis and silver double conoids. Order not identified.
13594 31-17-140 (none) (none) Beads. Minute gold double conoid sard barrel, lapis ring bead.
13598 31-17-99 (none) (none) 6 beads. Including: 2 carnelian ring beads; 1 carnelian cylinderical; 3 glass(?) double conoids.
13731 (none) (none) (none) Amulet. Black stone. In form of a dog. [drawing 1:1]
13744A 31-17-103 (none) (none) Beads. Mostly white shell: with them 2 white shell plaques, one oblong, one diamond shaped and some lapis and carnelian rings. For order see field notes.
13745 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Small white shell rings. Strung in 2 loops kept together by a little rectangular black steatite spacer. Probably a bracelet. Found on the floor of the room, in order.

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Dress and Personal Ornaments > Miscellaneous Pieces


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