Combination of different minerals in order to produce different colors.  

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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)
8468 (none) (none) B17188 Cockle shell. Traces of dark green paint.
8499A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 cockle shells. [A] One containing black, [B] the other containing dark green paint.
8499B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 cockle shells. [A] One containing black, [B] the other containing dark green paint.
8514A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Cockle shells. Two pairs containing paint (green).
8678 (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. Containing green and red paint.
9585A (none) (none) B16946 [A-B] 2 Cockle shells Containing black paint
9597A (none) (none) B16952 [A-B] 2 Cockle shells One containing black paint
9723A (none) (none) B17025 [A-B] 2 Cockle Shells Green paint.
9728A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Cockle shells. (2) Containing green paint.
9732A (none) (none) (none) [A-B]2 Cockle Shells. Containing black paint.
9799 (none) (none) (none) Cockle Shells. Containing green and black paint.
10360A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 Cockle shells One containing black paint, the other green paint
10374A (none) (none) (none) [A-D] 2 Pairs of Cockle shells. Black and green paint.
10505 (none) (none) (none) Red Pigment (?) A whole quantity Found against the front of the box by the biggest steatite bowl.
10584J (none) (none) B16999 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
10593D (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.
10597C (none) (none) B17592 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)
10598E (none) (none) (none) Tomb Group. (A) Beads, lapis, and some silver. (B) Silver pin with striated lapis ball head. (C) Copper pin with striated lapis ball head, broken. (D) 1 - silver earring, wire spiral coil. (E) Cockle shells with paint.
10599D (none) (none) (none) Tomb Group. (A) Beads of lapis, gold and carnelian. (B) Gold finger ring, hoop of thin metal 5mm, wide with 4 strands of cable pattern. The example shows the process of manufacture. The ring is really a spiral made of flattened gold wire: after the completion of the 1st ring the wire is twisted so that the next 4 hoops show a cable pattern: enough of the wire is left untwisted to form the last hoop & so give another plain edging. The whole was then fused into a single band: in this case the fusing is incomplete & the process is thereby explained. (C) Silver pin with lapis ball head. L 0165 (D) Cockle shells containing paint.
10740 (none) (none) (none) Cockle Shell. Containing black paint.
10752G (none) (none) (none) Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian and lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) [.1-.2]Pair of large gold lunate earrings (D) Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials. (E) [E and K] 2 silver pins with lapis ball heads. (F) 4 strings of double conoid beads, gold, lapis and silver, for order of stringing cf. Field Note. (G) [G and L] 2 pairs of cockle shells containing black and green paint and some blue paint. (H) A miniature baked clay vase. (I) [I and M] 2 silver earrings. 2 1/2 coils. (J) Necklace: 3 strings of gold and lapis double conoids.
10772A (none) (none) (none) [A-C] 3 Cockle Shells Containing black paint
10802D (none) (none) (none) Tomb Group. A. Beads. Small lapis double conoids. B. Beads, slender lentoids of gold and lapis. C. Copper pin with lapis head, stem broken. D. Cockle shells containing paint.
10803E (none) (none) (none) Tomb Groups A. Beads. Silver and lapis double conoids. B. Beads: small lapis balls, small gold, and some carnelian rings. C. [C.1-.2] Pair of silver wire spiral coil earrings. D. Copper pin with plain tang head. E. Cockle shells containing paint.
10816E (none) (none) (none) Tomb Group. (A) Beads from neck: gold double conoids, carnelian rings, lapis double conoids forming top string. Middle string: lapis double conoids. Bottom string: silver double conoids. (B) Fragments of decayed silver earrings. (C) Silver pin with lapis ball head. Type V. (D) decayed miniature clay vase, pinkish drab friable surface. (E) [E and G] Pair of cockle shells, blue and greenish paint mixed. (F) Five or six shell rings.
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