Stones and Minerals
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.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8663 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl White limestone. (Broken and mended, but piece missing from rim). Type XII |
| 8666 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli: with gold caps. Subject: Gilgamesh and lion, hero and antelope. |
| 8667 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Lapis, carnelian, 1 chalcedony, 1 silver disk bead (broken) and two or three gold plated beads in bad condition. See field notes. |
| 8669 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. 2 large carnelian, 2 ditto lapis, and some copper beads. See field notes. |
| 8670 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Crystal, gold plated, lapis and carnelian, and one agate with gold caps. See field notes. |
| 8673 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Dark steatite Two registers: above, swans Below, fish?? Poor rough work, approaching to the period of the IIIrd Dynasty |
| 8678 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cockle shells. Containing green and red paint. |
| 8680 | (none) | 1928,1009.153 | (none) | Gold pin The shaft of gold, the head a large ribbed lapis ball capped with gold |
| 8681 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis 2 registers, above [reference to drawing] Below, [reference to drawing] One end chipped. |
| 8682 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Dark steatite. Small straight-sided unguent pot containing green paint(?) Type XXI. [drawing 1:1] |
| 8683 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White calcite. Type LXXXIII. |
| 8685 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stamp seal. Grey steatite. Circular, button type. Design: below, a bull. Above. | |
| 8686 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. A mixed lot of lapis, carnelian, steatite, sard, etc. from a single string. |
| 8695 | (none) | 1928,1009.434 | (none) | Whetstone. Grey stone. Circular section: head pierced and in the hole remains of silver suspension ring. |
| 8697 | (none) | 1928,1009.520 | (none) | Stone bowl. Green steatite. Type LXVI. |
| 8699 | (none) | 1928,1009.17 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Brown mottled steatite. Winged god in a shrine and two minor gods apparently opening the shrine doors. |
| 8702 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace 62 lapis lazuli beads 7 silver beads corroded together in 2 lots of 4 and 3 respectively |
| 8703 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bowl Calcite White Broken into many pieces but complete Stone type LXI |
| 8704 | (none) | 1928,1009.61 | (none) | Necklace Consisting of 111 lapis lazuli beads - double conoids 26 gold double conoids Apparently the gold beads were in the centre of the necklace, gold and lapis being alternated. |
| 8707 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace 236 lapis lazuli beads - mostly ball beads 1 ribbed gold ball bead |
| 8709 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type LXXVIII |
| 8710 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bowl Stone Black Broken and rivetted in antiquity. Found in many pieces. Small patch missing Stone type XII variant. |
| 8711 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bowl Limestone White Indented rim. Part missing. Broken in 7 pieces. Stone type XLIII |
| 8718 | (none) | 1928,1010.440 | (none) | Card Missing |
| 8719 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 4 carnelian beads Flattened double conoids |
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