Mineral

A mineral is a naturally occurring substance that is solid and inorganic and has a set chemical formula. Differences in chemical composition and crystal structure distinguish various species, and are influenced by the mineral's geological environment. They are described by characteristics such as habid, hardness, lustre, color, streak, clevage, fracture, parting, and specific gravity. The subdivisions of this category are based on scietific groups from the discipline of mineralogy.

A mineral is a naturally occurring substance that is solid and inorganic and has a set chemical formula.  Differences in chemical composition and crystal structure distinguish various species, and are influenced by the mineral's geological environment.  They are described by characteristics such as habid, hardness, lustre, color, streak, clevage, fracture, parting, and specific gravity.  

The subdivisions of this category are based on scietific groups from the discipline of mineralogy.  

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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)
16721A (none) (none) (none) [A] beads: a few carnelian double conoids. Fragment of a flat agate and [B] 1 copper earring, ends overlapping.
19026A 35-1-99A (none) (none) [A] Beads: a mixed lot: 1 gold double conoid; 2 lapis ditto; 2 carnelian barrels; smaller paste double conoids; paste and lapis rings or small balls. [B.1-.2] Also two silver earrings.
16781A 31-43-163 (none) (none) [A] Beads: carnelian rings and barrels; [B-E] 4 glass paste Puzuzu heads; [F] lapis lazuli barrels; [G] glass paste rings, balls and lentoids; [H] 1 hematite lentoid; [I] 1 fluted glass paste, ring bead with ridged ends; [J] also a copper earring with uvular pendant.
16781F (none) (none) (none) [A] Beads: carnelian rings and barrels; [B-E] 4 glass paste Puzuzu heads; [F] lapis lazuli barrels; [G] glass paste rings, balls and lentoids; [H] 1 hematite lentoid; [I] 1 fluted glass paste, ring bead with ridged ends; [J] also a copper earring with uvular pendant.
16781H (none) (none) (none) [A] Beads: carnelian rings and barrels; [B-E] 4 glass paste Puzuzu heads; [F] lapis lazuli barrels; [G] glass paste rings, balls and lentoids; [H] 1 hematite lentoid; [I] 1 fluted glass paste, ring bead with ridged ends; [J] also a copper earring with uvular pendant.
10556A (none) (none) B17694B [A] Bull's head. Gold, with lapis hair between the horns and a lapis beard set in silver; the gold horns are tipped with lapis. [B]The body was of wood (see Field Notes) and down the front are [C] shell plaques with engraved mythological scenes
6543B (none) (none) (none) [A] Clay bowl. Reddish. Mishapen. Type. [B] Found with wooden inlay fragments, agate, carnelian and crystal beads
12435A 30-12-696 (none) (none) [A] Copper bull's head and shell plaques [B]. From a wooden harp. The head (?) that of a calf rather than a bull is in good condition except that the horns are both damaged: the eyes are of lapis and shell and a triangular piece of lapis is inlaid in the forehead. The collar was of white shell triangles and lapis square. The shell plaques have, above, 3 rows of geometric design, each row on a separate strip of shell: then a figure scene, a single strip of geometrical design, another figure scene and 2 strips of geometrical design at the base. The figure scenes are in the mosaic, the white shell figures silhouetted against a composite background of lapis. In upper, a figure seated left holds in his raised right hand a cup while an attendant stands before him. In lower scene, 2 figures advance right, each with his hands raised and clasped in front of him. All the figures wear the fleeced skirt with a belt which forms a tail-like tassel behind: all are clean shaven as to the face but the standing figure s have a lock of hair hanging down the back of the head.
11970B (none) (none) (none) [A] Copper Pin. Type VI B. With it a [B] cylinder seal of green calcite(?) much decayed: 2 registers with seated figures, archaic.
12650A (none) (none) (none) [A] Copper pin. With lapis ball head and gold cap. [B] A second similar pin is corroded with it but ball head is missing. Type V B.
10796A (none) (none) B17569 [A] Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli With [B] one gold cap Presentation scene before seated god. Minor deity leads in a worshipper by the hand. Behind these a palm tree. Attribute. Crescent moon. cf. U.11104, PG 829 lapis seal same subject found at same depth.
8359A (none) (none) (none) [A] Cylinder seal of lapis lazuli on a [B] silver bangle. The bangle is of flattened silver wire now distorted and broken: the wire passes through the cylinder. Cylinder, 2 registers: above; inscription. 1 human figure, and rampant animals. below; 1 human figure and rampant animals.
12658A (none) (none) (none) [A] Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Geometric decoration with it a [B] silver earring. 2 1/2 spiral coils.
8988A (none) 1928,1009.55 (none) [A] Cylinder seal. Lapis, with [B] gold caps. Fragmentary. There were found only 2 bits of the cylinder, lying apart, and the caps were some way off in the grave, which otherwise appeared undisturbed. Inscription of (servant of ?) the daughter of Sargon of Akkad., [A] Lapis cylinder found in two fragments + [B] gold caps (missing now?) See UEII No. 308
9361A (none) (none) (none) [A] Gold dagger and [B] sheath. Hilt of lapis lazuli set with gold beads. Blade gold; sheath plain behind except for 2 lines of beading; front completely covered in intricate filigree design. [B.1-.2 Electrotype at UPM]
9361B (none) (none) (none) [A] Gold dagger and [B] sheath. Hilt of lapis lazuli set with gold beads. Blade gold; sheath plain behind except for 2 lines of beading; front completely covered in intricate filigree design.
10935A (none) (none) B17708 [A] Gold ring pendants 19 in all strung up with lapis & carnelian bead (see field notes) & worn round the head below the leaf bands U.10936 and U.10937. [drawing 1:1]
11931A (none) (none) (none) [A] Pin. Copper with lapis ball head. (with this, [B-C] 2 silver finger rings: see box U.11930)
8226A (none) (none) B16730 [A] Silver pin with plain ball head of lapis capped with gold. The shaft is pierced just below the head: [B] the 7 beads found just by it may have been fixed to the pin by this hole. The beads are catalogued with the pin. See field notes. [Type] V
11835 (none) (none) (none) [A] Silver Pin. With plain lapis ball head and [B, C] a pair of hair-rings, spiral coils of silver wire, each hair-ring, 2 spirals interlaced.
11778B (none) (none) (none) [A] Silver Rings (20) and [B] lapis lazuli buttons (26) worn at the waist, either on a belt or on the fringe of a short cloak: see Field Notes.
8931B (none) (none) B16799 [B] Beads. 5 pendants of bleached carnelian set in gold [drawing] 2 pendants of fluted spear shaped lapis beads set in gold 1 pendant, carnelian set in gold 1 pendant, gold mulberry leaf (broken) 1 gold bugle bead 4 v. small gold ball beads.
10935B.1 (none) (none) B17709 [B] Gold mulberry leaf pendants in all : on the tip of each a carnelian (some missing) strung up with lapis & carnelian beads & worn round the head between U.10934 and U.10936. See field notes. [drawing 1:1]
10935B.2 (none) (none) B17710 [B] Gold mulberry leaf pendants in all : on the tip of each a carnelian (some missing) strung up with lapis & carnelian beads & worn round the head between U.10934 and U.10936. See field notes. [drawing 1:1]
9177 (none) (none) (none) [CARD MISSING] Beads. A few - 4 gold, some lapis, and 2 small bugles of red and white banded agate

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