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)
11743E (none) 1929,1017.268 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743F (none) 1929,1017.269 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743G (none) 1929,1017.270 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743H (none) 1929,1017.271 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743I (none) 1929,1017.272 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743J (none) 1929,1017.273 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743K (none) 1929,1017.274 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743L 30-12-456 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743M (none) (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743N 30-12-583 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743O 30-12-584 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743P 30-12-639 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743Q 30-12-641 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743R 30-12-648 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743S (none) (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743T 30-12-650 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11807 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Long lentoids of gold, lapis & carnelian in sets of 4 (see Field Notes).
18555 33-35-146 (none) (none) Beads. Long rings of cowrie and other shells, shell rings and tubular, large flat rings of black stone, lapis cylindrical and balls, carnelian cylindrical.
8539 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Medium-sized lapis. Double conoids and one diamond-shaped. 10 in all.
13594 31-17-140 (none) (none) Beads. Minute gold double conoid sard barrel, lapis ring bead.
12035 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Minute ring beads, lapis & frit, & 1 large calcite bead (barrel). [drawing of Calcite bead]
17898 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Mixed lot, off many shapes and materials, found in or just below the floor of an early Neo-Babylonian level and presumably of that date, though some may well be old beads re-used. Shapes include ball, ring, cylinder, rhomboid, diamond, date shaped, elliptical, polygonal, double conoid, poppyseed, chisel, pear pendant, one miniature celt. Materials include carnelian, marble, steatite, sard, calcite, quartz, amethyst, agate, mother of pearl, shell, glazed frit, limestone (?), granite, hematite, crystal.
1661 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Mixed set, carnelian, shell, agate, etc., and one large gold bead. Brought in together.
11939 (none) 1929,1017.302 (none) Beads. Mixed sorts = see field notes
17826 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Mixed: a long barrel of blue paste with gold caps, lentoids of carnelian, jasper, amazonite (?) and chrysoprase, crystal pendant and carnelian rings. Kassite.

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