Earrings

This broad category encompases both hoops and sprials as well as straight jewelry.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
17806B.1	(none)	(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.
17807A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Groups. From one burial. (A) [A and G] Gold earrings, each made of two complete earrings, intertwined, of the small hollow lunate type. (B) Beads: very small gold tubes and very small agate bugles strung alternately, gold and carnelian diamonds strung alternately. 2 lapis bugles, 3 agate bugles (one very long), a cat's eye and a crystal lentoid. (C) Twisted gold hair-ribbon much broken. (D) Gold frontlet, plain oval. (E) Gold finger ring, plain hoop of wire. (F) Gold finger ring , thin metal bent over to form a ribbed hoop.
17810C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. From a single burial. (A) [A, G-H] 3 gold frontlets, oval type with prolongations pierced for threads, but one broken and incomplete. [drawing] (B) Fillet of twisted gold ribbon. (C) [C and I] Gold earrings, a pair , small hollow lunate type. (D) One silver earring, same type. (E) Beads, gold balls, double conoids and diamonds (some balls fluted) carnelian and lapis diamonds, carnelian bugles and balls and barrels, lapis double conoids : order uncertain. (F) Copper dagger.
17810D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. From a single burial. (A) [A, G-H] 3 gold frontlets, oval type with prolongations pierced for threads, but one broken and incomplete. [drawing] (B) Fillet of twisted gold ribbon. (C) [C and I] Gold earrings, a pair , small hollow lunate type. (D) One silver earring, same type. (E) Beads, gold balls, double conoids and diamonds (some balls fluted) carnelian and lapis diamonds, carnelian bugles and balls and barrels, lapis double conoids : order uncertain. (F) Copper dagger.
17811A	32-40-446A	(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.
17812A	32-40-449	(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.
17815D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. From one burial. (A) Four gold frontlets oval type with tag ends, a good deal damaged and broken [A, G-I]. (B) A length of gold hair ribbon. (C) Gold finger ring of flat make wide edges bent inwards to make a ribbed hoop. (D) A pair of gold earrings of the small hollow lunate type, interlaced. [D and J] (E) Cylinder seal, white shell, introduction scene with seated goddess, crescent, 2 standing figures and tree. cf. U.1979 and U.1987. (F) Beads: small gold balls, plain and fluted, with carnelian and lapis lentoids: gold and carnelian diamonds: long carnelian bugles, carnelian lentoids, agate beads, lapis lentoid and gold balls.
17816B	(none)	(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.
17816C	(none)	(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.
17909	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Earrings. Gold. [drawing 1:1]
17913A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 earrings. Gold. Unique example. [drawing 1:1]
17978	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ear stud. Jasper. [drawing 1:1]
18126	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold earring. Lunate of thin metal. [drawing 1:1]
18243	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold earring. Plain crescent, hollow, with one end thinned out with a wire. As U.18270. [drawing 1:1]
18256A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. [A] 1) Large earring (?) of base silver, a ring with 6 pendant grape clusters. [B] 2) Silver finger ring with flat bezel engraved thus [reference to drawing], roughly with figure of a dog. [C] 3) Copper ring with silver oval bezel, the design perished. [D-F] 4) A set of 3 copper rings once set with glass paste (or in two cases stones?)
18270	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold earring. Hollow, lunate shape. [drawing 1:1]
18741	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ear-stud. Dark greenish-grey stone (jasper?) [drawing]
18846	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold earring. Lunate type, small, very thin metal, pale color electrum.
18881	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold earrings. Small lunate.
18888	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold earring. Lunate type, small.
18931A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A and C] gold earrings, a pair small lunate type, solid. [B] Beads: carnelian rings and date-shaped, crystal date-shaped, 2 gold-plated copper balls, agate barrel, chalcedony date-shaped.
18943A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) Gold earring, small lunate type. (B) Silver finger ring, plain wire hoop. (C) Silver hair ring, 2 coils of plain wire. (D) Gold twisted ribbon fillet, with hole at each end. (E) Beads: lapis diamonds and tubes, crystal rings, silver diamonds and balls and small blue glaze cylinders. (F) Copper pin, type 8. (G) Copper reticule.
18944	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold earrings, two lunate rings, small type, intertwined.
18950A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Gold earrings, two, of small lunate type, one soild and one hollow, found interlaced.
18963	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold earring, small lunate type.