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.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
9561B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Necklaces. 2. Found in original order. (A) Middle of string in front, 1 silver flattened conoid, 1 double conoid rock crystal; 1 copper ball bead, 1 lentoid jasper, 1 copper ball bead; 1 banded sard; 1 copper ball bead; 1 banded sard, 1 copper ball bead. Rest of string composed of flattened silver double conoids. (B) String of lapis lazuli double axe and ball beads.
9578	(none)	1928,1010.251	(none)	Cylinder Seal Haematite Presentation scene, seated god and 3 standing figures and a tree
9581	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads 24 very small lapis balls Found near the head
9583	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Steatite Black Coarse cutting Fighting hero between 2 rampant lions
9612	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace Carnelian bugles, double conoids, ring beads, one carnelian bugle has gold foil on the ends 4 lapis double conoids, 1- lapis bugle, a few copper ball beads, 1 or 2 minute gold double conoids For order of stringing see Field Note.
9614	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Steatite Dark grey 2 bearded heroes each suspending a rampant lion by the tail. Both heroes stand with one foot upon the mane in token of triumph. Between them a star.
9616	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone bowl Steatite Blue-green Stone type LI
9618	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Black hematite Spread eagle, 2 antelopes, small bird, crescent moon
9623A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Necklaces 3 separate strings all from same grave; gold double conoids and ball beads; on copper cores, silver flattened double conoids, lapis lazenges, ball beads, double conoids, carnelian double conoids, minute ring beads. 1 Agate lentoid 1 jasper lentoid 1 shell? bead [drawing] For order of stringing cf. Field Note.
9624	(none)	1928,1010.241	(none)	Cylinder seal Steatite Green Presentation scene; seated deity and standing god introducing worshipper. Attributes: Crescent Moon and palm.
9639	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Gold, carnelian, lapis, agate, and silver. In original order( see Field Notes)
9642	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Green stone A seated goddess: a god (Nannar) grasping 2 lions: usual scene
9656A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Gold. Large double conoids, small double conoids, tubular beads, barrel beads, fluted ball beads, flattened double conoids, double conoids of spiral wire, circles of spiral wire, 2 elongated double conoids; 4 ring spacers for 3 strings, gold bar spacers (square in section) for 20 strings, 3 gold leaves with spacers for 2 strings. Carnelian. Barrel beads, ball beads, bugles, double conoids, ring beads, 1 worked barrel bead with white pattern, flattened tabloid with gold suspender. Lapis. Large double conoids, small double conoids, fluted ball beads, double conoid with gold suspender for 2 strings.
9656C	(none)	1928,1010.108	(none)	Beads Gold. Large double conoids, small double conoids, tubular beads, barrel beads, fluted ball beads, flattened double conoids, double conoids of spiral wire, circles of spiral wire, 2 elongated double conoids; 4 ring spacers for 3 strings, gold bar spacers (square in section) for 20 strings, 3 gold leaves with spacers for 2 strings. Carnelian. Barrel beads, ball beads, bugles, double conoids, ring beads, 1 worked barrel bead with white pattern, flattened tabloid with gold suspender. Lapis. Large double conoids, small double conoids, fluted ball beads, double conoid with gold suspender for 2 strings.
9663	(none)	1928,1010.437	(none)	Bowl. White Limestone. Type XXX
9679	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Rock crystal with gold ends: 2 heroes fighting a lion and a bull: between the animals a small winged god: between the men an inscription, effaced: below which a small figure, seated. The central hole is filled with red and white paste in horizontal bands.
9681	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis Presentation scene, 2 standing and 1 seated figures: inscription NIN-NIN = NIN-NIN agrig inspector? (official) dUd-sib of UD-SIB.
9683	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Small lapis diamonds and silver-plate beads Found by the pin 9682 and probably used to fasten to it the cylinder seal 9681
9689A	(none)	1928,1010.465	(none)	Vase. White calcite. Type L.
9693	(none)	1928,1010.238	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis with gold caps. Scene: 2 heroes fighting a lion and a bull.
9694	(none)	1928,1010.261	(none)	Cylinder seal. Green stone, with copper caps. Scene: 3 figures worshipping a god seated on a mountain.
9696	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads 4, 3 carnelian and 1 gold apparently used to join up the 2 cylinder seals with which they were found.
9704A	(none)	(none)	(none)	2 Strings of beads. (a) Long double conoid lapis beads; 1 carnelian ditto; 1 chrysoprase? [not legible] ditto; 4 tubular agate beads; silver ball beads. (for order of stringing see Field Note) (b) 12 gold tubular beads; 8 gold diamonds; 7 carnelian diamonds; 1 banded crystal tube; 9 lapis tubes; 4 carnelian tubes; decayed silver diamonds and double conoids. (for order see Field Notes)
9704B	(none)	(none)	(none)	2 Strings of beads. (a) Long double conoid lapis beads; 1 carnelian ditto; 1 chrysoprase? [not legible] ditto; 4 tubular agate beads; silver ball beads. (for order of stringing see Field Note) (b) 12 gold tubular beads; 8 gold diamonds; 7 carnelian diamonds; 1 banded crystal tube; 9 lapis tubes; 4 carnelian tubes; decayed silver diamonds and double conoids. (for order see Field Notes)
9710	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Part of one end missing Presentation scene before seated god