Beads
This category includes small objects pierced for hanging or stringing.
Beads are made of various materials from stones to metals to clay. They are also various sizes and styles. Most common forms are spheres, lentoids, and cylindrical.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 10426B | (none) | 1928,1010.214 | (none) | [A-B] Beads Disks of lapis set in gold rings, diameter 0025 Probably these were strung up with very small lapis beads of which great numbers were found in the soil (with the ring-set disks) by the side of the box and just above it. |
| 10434 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads balls of (?wood?) 19 in all |
| 10532 | (none) | (none) | B16784 | 3 Beads 2 Lapis double conoids 1 carnelian lentoid carnelian between the 2 lapis | |
| 10537 | (none) | 1928,1010.199 | (none) | 4 Beads, 3 lapis, 1 silver, facetted double conoids silver in between lapis |
| 10544 | (none) | (none) | B16754 | Beads Double conoids lapis & 2 small gold lentoids | |
| 10563 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Lapis beads 2 large facetted lentoids & a number of small double conoids and striated balls. |
| 10564 | (none) | (none) | B16760 | Lapis Beads Double Conoids | |
| 10579B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Head Ornaments. (A) Silver pin with lapis head. (B) Lapis beads. (C) Lapis beads. |
| 10579C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Head Ornaments. (A) Silver pin with lapis head. (B), (C) lapis beads. [Type] V |
| 10580H | (none) | (none) | (none) | Head Ornaments A/ Gold ribbon. B/ Wreath of gold leaves and carnelian and lapis beads. C/ [C .1-.2] Pair of very large gold lunate earrings. D/ [D.1-.2] Pair of silver wire coil earrings. E/ Silver pin with lapis head, L. 145mm F/ Silver hair ornament with rosette finials - three stems. G/ [G.1-.2] A second pair of silver wire spiral coil earrings. H/ A quantity of beads, lapis, gold and carnelian. |
| 10582B | (none) | (none) | B16759 | Contents of Burial 789 D. A. [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. B. Beads of gold, lapis and carnelian rings (double conoids) C. Silver Pin with lapis head D. [.1-.2] Silver earrings, plain wire spiral coils, E. Remains of Mosaic of lapis with very thin gold leaf and 2 ivory bulls legs. | |
| 10584F | (none) | (none) | B16782 | Head Ornaments. (A) Quantity of gold ribbon., (B) Gold wreath, leaf pendants with double string of lapis and carnelian beads. (C) [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. (D)Silver pin with lapis head. (E) Silver hair ornament, 3-pronged, with rosette finials of gold, lapis and shell. (F) Double conoid beads, gold and lapis (see field notes) (G) Beads, lapis and silver (H) [H and L] 2 silver earrings, plain wire spirals [I] [Not assigned] (J)Cockleshells containing paint. (K) Silver pin, rounded head, L. 150mm |
| 10584G | (none) | (none) | (none) | Head Ornaments. (A) Quantity of gold ribbon., (B) Gold wreath, leaf pendants with double string of lapis and carnelian beads. (C) [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. (D)Silver pin with lapis head. (E) Silver hair ornament, 3-pronged, with rosette finials of gold, lapis and shell. (F) Double conoid beads, gold and lapis (see field notes) (G) Beads, lapis and silver (H) [H and L] 2 silver earrings, plain wire spirals [I] [Not assigned] (J)Cockleshells containing paint. (K) Silver pin, rounded head, L. 150mm |
| 10586H | (none) | 1928,1010.152 | (none) | Head Ornaments. A. Gold ribbon B. Wreath of gold leaves with beads of lapis & carnelian. C. Silver pin with 3 arms and rosette finials having fold. D. [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. E. Silver pin with lapis head. F. 1 silver wire spiral coil earring. G. Second silver pin with lapis head, H. Gold and lapis double conoid beads. |
| 10588G | (none) | (none) | B16737 | Head ornament. A. Gold Ribbon B. Wreath of lapis and carnelian beads with gold mulberry-leaf pendants. C. [.1-.2] Large Gold Lunate Earrings D. Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette petals [Drawing] E. [.1-.2] Silver wire spiral coil earrings. F. A silver pin, circular in section. Lapis ball head broken off. G. Silver and gold double conoids single string-gold and silver alternate. | |
| 10589A | (none) | (none) | B16780 | Group A/ Beads, gold, silver, and lapis double conoids. B/ Bowl of white limestone, surface poor. Type__ C/ |
| 10590 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Reins of second bullock waggon Consisting of very large lentoid beads in silver over bitumen and some smaller facetted lentoids of lapis lazuli |
| 10591 | (none) | (none) | B16778 | Tomb group Beads A mixed lot of carnelian, gold, silver, and lapis | |
| 10592A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] Beads three strings (see Field Notes) mixed up together: lapis silver & carnelian beads A: Lapis double conoids; B: silver lentoids. C: Lapis lentoids with some carnelian rings. |
| 10592B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] Beads three strings (see Field Notes) mixed up together: lapis silver & carnelian beads A: Lapis double conoids; B: silver lentoids. C: Lapis lentoids with some carnelian rings. |
| 10592C | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] Beads three strings (see Field Notes) mixed up together: lapis silver & carnelian beads A: Lapis double conoids; B: silver lentoids. C: Lapis lentoids with some carnelian rings. |
| 10593A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-D] Tomb Group A: Beads, lapis, silver and carnelian with one pendant of greenish white stone. [drawing] 1:1 B: Copper pin with lapis ball head, stem broken. C: Silver wire spiral coil earring. D: Cockle shell containing paint. |
| 10594A | (none) | (none) | B17679 | Tomb Group. (A) Beads. Small lapis double conoids and some silver. [B-C] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings. | |
| 10596 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. A few; one large lapis and some small mixed beads of lapis, carnelian and silver. |
| 10597A | (none) | (none) | B16755 | Tomb group. A. Beads, lapis double conoids and 1 gold lentoid. B. Silver wire coil earrings. C. Cockle shells with paint. D. [.1-.2]) Copper pin with lapis head (broken) |
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