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7. K XV, No. ix:
Scattered blue and white ring-beads.
8. K XVI C, No. 2:
Fragments, blue and white ring-beads.
9. K 1625: v:
Scattered blue and white ring-beads.
(7) Handle-cover (?)
One object was found which appeared to be some sort of wooden handle. The fragment
of decayed wood was about 3.2 cm. long, nearly cylindrical in form, with a diameter of
2-2.5 cm. Around it a strand of blue ring-beads was wound spirally in seven turns. The
object was broken off above and below, and I assume that the whole length of the wooden
cylinder was wrapped with the strand of beads.
1. K 317:38:
Handle as described above; lying partly in the Bkt. Beaker, K 317:37.

3. TYPES OF BEADS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION AT KERMA
The following types of beads may be set forth:
Type
1. I. Ring-beads of blue, black, and red faience, of shell, carnelian, jasper, gold,
and silver.
2. II. Disc-beads of blue faience, shell, and speckled stone.
3. III. Ball-beads of faience, carnelian, glazed quartz, glazed crystal, amethyst,
garnet, and gold.
4. IV. Corrugated ball-beads of quartz, and faience.
5. V. Barrel-shaped beads of faience, carnelian, amethyst, serpentine (?), and
gold.
6. VI. Tubular beads of faience, beryl, carnelian, gold, and silver.
7. VII. Pendant-beads, (pear-shaped).
8. VIII. Amulet-beads.
9. Miscellaneous bead-forms.
10. Ivory beads.
These types occur in the following materials:
(a) Faience, blue: Types I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII.
(&) Faience, black: Types I, III, V, VI.
(c) Faience, red: Type I.
(d) Shell, white: Types I, II, VI.
(e) Ivory and bone: 10.
(/) Blue-glazed quartzite: Types III and IV.
(g) Blue-glazed crystal: Type III.
(Ji) Carnelian (red agate): Types II, III, V, VI, and 9.
(i) Amethyst: Types III and V.
(J) Beryl (or green stone): Types III, V, and VI.