Stone is the term we use for the overarching category of minerals and rocks.  Stones are hard substances that come from the ground and is used in many different objects, from building to small stones in jewelry.  

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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)
10327 (none) (none) (none) Copper pin Broken in 3 pieces Lapis ball head with gold cap on upper and under side Type V
10329 (none) (none) (none) 13 Gold (Mulberry?) leaves Strung with lapis bugles and carnelian rings. Each leaf has a gold tang bent double thus forming two tubes for two strings of beads. Against the leaf on either side a small carnelian ring bead, then 2 lapis bugles, carnelian ring, leaf, etc.
10330A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Necklace Gold double conoids on a bitumen core Lapis lazuli double conoids. 3 strings: each string has 3 double conoid gold and 6 double conoid lapis
10330B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Necklace Gold double conoids on a bitumen core Lapis lazuli double conoids. 3 strings: each string has 3 double conoid gold and 6 double conoid lapis
10333 (none) (none) (none) Copper Pin Curved head, surmounted by rectangular lapis head. The lapis head was not found actually in position on the pin but was hard by it and almost certainly belongs. Hole perforated below shoulder. Broken in 2 pieces. Ribbed decoration on upper portion of the stem [drawing] Type VI C
10336 (none) (none) (none) Copper Pin Lapis ball head Type V
10338 (none) (none) (none) 13 Gold (Mulberry?) Leaves Strung with carnelian rings and lapis bugles in the normal manner Worn round forehead
10339 (none) (none) (none) Necklace Silver and lapis double conoids Apparently the centre of the necklace consisted of silver and lapis beads, the ends of lapis only
10341 (none) (none) (none) Copper Pin With lapis ball head, and gold cap on top of head Type V
10343 (none) 1928,1010.166 (none) 5 or 6 Gold Ribbons Worn round head Normal type
10345 (none) 1928,1010.55 (none) Copper Pin With lapis ball head Broken in three pieces Type V
10346 (none) 1928,1010.165 (none) 13 Gold (Mulberry?) Leaves Strung in normal manner with carnelian rings & lapis bugles. cf. Field Note.
10347 (none) 1928,1010.175 (none) Necklace Lapis & gold double conoids For order of stringing cf. Field Note.
10350 (none) (none) (none) 13 Gold (Mulberry?) Leaves Strung with lapis bugles and carnelian rings in the usual manner
10351 (none) (none) (none) Necklace Lapis & silver double conoids 3 strings cf. Field Note
10352 (none) (none) (none) Silver Pin Lapis ball head with silver cap under side Type V
10355 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal Mottled Marble Men fighting rampant lions and rampant bulls
10356 (none) (none) B17666 Carnelian beads 2 strings of small barrel beads
10360A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 Cockle shells One containing black paint, the other green paint
10364 (none) (none) B16872 Cylinder Seal Greenish grey marble Hero: on either side a rampant bull and a rampant lion. Attributes: Crescent Moon, and star on two legged pole.
10365 (none) (none) (none) Necklace Agate, jasper, shell, carnelian lentoids, copper ball beads For order see Field Note
10370 (none) 1928,1010.683 (none) 9 Beads Lapis double conoids gold balls agate double conoid For order see Field note
10372 (none) (none) (none) Copper Pin Lapis ball head Broken in 3 pieces Type V
10374A (none) (none) (none) [A-D] 2 Pairs of Cockle shells. Black and green paint.
10376 (none) (none) (none) Necklace. Minute beads. Gold and lapis balls, carnelian barrels. See Field Note for order.

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