Hematite

Hematite can be metallic or nonmetallic, and is micaceous and foliated. It can be identified by its red streak. Its color is steel-grey to black in crystals, dull to bright red in fine grained material. It has a moh's hardness of 5-6.

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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)
15310C	31-17-98	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) Narrow gold ribbon spirally twisted: (B) Gold finger ring made from a strip of thin metal with the edges curled over to imitate 2 solid hoops; (C) Beads from necklace: carnelian, lapis, gold, hematite, agate, steatite: for order see field notes.; (D) Small gold and lapis ball head; (E) Small lapis & carnelian beads (only about 5 altogether, mixed in box with (D). See Field Notes.
1202	(none)	1924,0920.52	(none)	Haematite boar's head. (small : side broken away.) [drawing 1:1]
16558	(none)	(none)	(none)	Haematite cylinder seal. "O divine Gimil-Sin, "mighty king, "King of Ur; "Ahuni, "the cup-bearer, "is thy servant." H.C. 30/II, 14.
114	(none)	(none)	(none)	Haematite Weight (?). [drawing 1:1] Type III
515	(none)	(none)	(none)	Haematite weight. [Below] Very thin and long. Inscribed III. Inscribed III Type III
15582	31-16-473	(none)	(none)	Hematite (?) Lump. Found by the head of the body in a TO grave.
16802	(none)	(none)	(none)	Hematite cylinder seal. ^d.Nin-gal-la-ma-zi, dumu-sal ^dSin-ma-an gim ^d.Lugal-ban-da
16804	(none)	(none)	(none)	Hematite cylinder seal. Warad- ^dSamas dumu Zi-iz-tum Warad Bur- ^dSin
6291	(none)	(none)	(none)	Hematite weight. Black. Type II. [drawing 1:1]
13059	30-12-524	(none)	(none)	Hematite weight. Flat on one side, convex on the other. Type ? XIV.
13517	31-16-509	(none)	(none)	Hematite weight. Lentoid. Type II.
16633	(none)	(none)	(none)	Miniature celt. Hematite. [drawing 1:1]
2937B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace [D] including 15 beads carnelian-1 glass- 1 pebble- 3 crystal- 2 paste- 2 sard-and [A-C] three cylinder seals. (A) Red marble Assyrian influence about BC 700. [Drawing] (B) Hematite: Sun god rising sword in hand on mountain-3 lines inscription worn out-BC 2000. (C) Limestone [Drawing]. [E Tablet according to British Museum. Not attested on field card]
8439	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. 29 beads in all 10 barrel carnelian, 4 silver double conoids the rest lapis double conoids. Found in ground in following order: 1 silver 2 lapis 1 carnelian 1 hematite?? 1 carnelian 1 silver 1 large lapis 1 silver 3 lapis 1 carnelian 4 lapis 1 carnelian 1 silver 1 carnelian 2 lapis 1 carnelian 1 silver 1 carnelian ETC Carnelian barrel beads, silver and lapis double conoids.
8147	(none)	1928,1009.129	(none)	Necklace. 90 carnelian ring beads. 7 hematite ring beads. 12 silver beads, double conoids - 1 poppy head? lentoids and bugle beads.
14333	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. 3 strings of beads; lapis barrels; carnelian rings; hematite ring beads; lapis cylindricals. For approximate order see Field Note. Also 2 lapis pendants thus: [drawing 1:1]
13523	31-17-60	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Lapis double conoids. Carnelian ring beads. Burnt hematite(?) ring beads. Lapis ball beads. 2 lapis frog amulets. String in original order, cf. Field note.
14490A	31-17-135	(none)	(none)	Necklace. 4 long elliptical shaped shell beads & between them roughly cut hematite cylindrical beads, 14 in all. Restrung in exact original order: bead for bead: 1-shell, 2 hematite, 1 shell, 3 hematite, 1 shell, 4 hematite, 1 shell, 5 hematite. Shell beads are convex (slightly) on 1 side & slightly concave on the other.
not assigned	(none)	(none)	(none)	No catalog card exists for this object. It and two other hematite weights are, however, mentioned on the card for U.7073 as having been found together in grave DP.12.
not assigned	(none)	(none)	(none)	No catalog card exists for this object. It and two other hematite weights are, however, mentioned on the card for U.7073 as having been found together in grave DP.12.
16412A	(none)	1931,1010.154	(none)	Set of 3 weights: (A) Haematite. Long Ovoid. Black. To Be Weighed. Type ? (B) Haematite. Ovoid. Black. To be Weighed. Type I (C) Steatite. Lentoid. Black. Weight=0.896 GRS 6 "Little Sheqels" (Nominal Weight=0.84)
16412B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Set of 3 weights: (A) Haematite. Long Ovoid. Black. To Be Weighed. Type ? (B) Haematite. Ovoid. Black. To be Weighed. Type I (C) Steatite. Lentoid. Black. Weight=0.896 GRS 6 "Little Sheqels" (Nominal Weight=0.84)
16367A	(none)	1931,1010.174	(none)	Set of four weights: (A) Black hematite, ovoid, weight 224 grs. Prob. - 3 sheqels (nominal weight 25.248) Type I (B) Black hematite, ovoid, weight 7.68 grs. perhaps-1 sheqel (nonminal weight 8.416); Type I (C) Brown hematite, in section thus [drawing] weight 8.512 grs. - 1 sheqel Type ? (D) Black hematite duck weight=4.352 Grs= 1/2 sheqel (nominal weight 4.208) Type VI
16367B	(none)	1931,1010.174	(none)	Set of four weights: (A) Black hematite, ovoid, weight 224 grs. Prob. - 3 sheqels (nominal weight 25.248) Type I (B) Black hematite, ovoid, weight 7.68 grs. perhaps-1 sheqel (nonminal weight 8.416); Type I (C) Brown hematite, in section thus [drawing] weight 8.512 grs. - 1 sheqel Type ? (D) Black hematite duck weight=4.352 Grs= 1/2 sheqel (nominal weight 4.208) Type VI
16367C	(none)	1931,1010.174	(none)	Set of four weights: (A) Black hematite, ovoid, weight 224 grs. Prob. - 3 sheqels (nominal weight 25.248) Type I (B) Black hematite, ovoid, weight 7.68 grs. perhaps-1 sheqel (nonminal weight 8.416); Type I (C) Brown hematite, in section thus [drawing] weight 8.512 grs. - 1 sheqel Type ? (D) Black hematite duck weight=4.352 Grs= 1/2 sheqel (nominal weight 4.208) Type VI