Lapis Lazuli

Lapis is a deep blue stone that is mottled with white calcite and brassy pyrite. It has a mohs scale of 5-5.5 and has a dull luster.

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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)
8178	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Three, two of lapis, one of gold. Faceted lentoids of exaggerated size. Found together. [drawing] 1:1
8177B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. A: Carnelian lentoids. B: Small lapis balls with the carnelians is one longer with artificial white bands. For stringing see field notes.
8172	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 7 carnelian, 6 lapis, and gold (4). The gold are seed-pods thus [drawing 1:1]. The carnelian similar but with no central rib, the lapis flat and rectangular and 2 bugles (this last may not belong to this string) : for order of threading see field notes. Found affixed to U.8171. The gold beads have a wooden tube down the middle, 2 leaves of gold being soldered (or cemented) together on either side of this: the string went through the wood.
8171	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper pin with lapis ball head. The set of beads, U.8172, were found mostly fastened on to the pin by oxidation, laying all along the shaft from near the head: they might have been originally fastened to it if the shaft is pierced - but no hole is now visible. [Type] V.
8169	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 balls facing each other: between them a mountain wherein trees(?). Behind them in the air an object [drawing: symbols on seal] with a bird on it. Very fine cutting.
8168	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Small lapis and gold: found together and forming one string.
8164	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis, carnelian and silver. About 180 in all. The lapis and carnelian are double conoids: some of the silver are the same, some are treble ball heads and some are imitation shells. Strung, silver lapis carnelian lapis silver.
8162	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver pin with fluted ball head of lapis. Capped with gold. There is a hole through the top end of the shaft and affixed against one end of the hole is a small carnelian ring bead. It looks as if a string had been passed through the hole with a head at the end of it to prevent its slipping out; in that case, the pin must have acted as a true toggle. [Type] V.
8159	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Small lapis balls etc.
8154	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis (& a few carnelian) from 2 parallel strings worn round the neck: see tomb notes.
8152	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper pin with lapis ball head. [Type] V
8137	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. 90 lapis lazuli beads. Double conoids. Ball beads and a few lentoids.
8130	(none)	(none)	(none)	String of beads. 23 lapis lazuli. Small double conoids, ribbed barrel beads and bugle beads. 3 Carnelian ring beads.
8127	(none)	(none)	B16795	Necklace. 158 lapis lazuli double conoids. 51 gold double conoids. 1 double conoid facetted gold bead. [drawing] not to scale. Beads apparently strung in the following order. 3 small lapis. 1 large lapis. 3 small lapis. 2 gold beads. 3 small lapis. 1 large lapis. 3 small lapis. 2 gold beads.
8119	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Above: 2 seated deities in sheep skin skirts facing one another. One arm upraised. A standing figure between facing one of them. Beyond; the gate of a shrine? thus - [drawing]. Below: 3 seated deities wearing sheep skin skirts. 2 behind one another. A third opposite. Between them a palm? rising from a high bowl with a pedestal thus - [drawing]. One deity strikes it with a sword? the other holds a branch with his hand.
8117	(none)	(none)	(none)	Pendant. Lapis lazuli. Double conoid in section. Broader at one end than at the other. [drawing 1:1]
8116	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Carnelian, lapis, & gold beads. 47 double conoid gold beads. 12 ribbed ball gold beads. 184 double conoid lapis lazuli. 14 lentoid carnelians. 1 double conoid agate bead. Strung apparently in the following order: 4 or 5? lapis. 4 or 5? gold. 4 or 5? lapis. 1 carnelian. 4 or 5 lapis. 4 or 5 gold. 1 carnelian. etc. In the middle the large double conoid agate bead. 1 gold ball bead with 4 or 3? gold conoid.
8110B	(none)	1928,1009.110	(none)	2 lapis lazuli beads. Large double conoids, facetted. [drawing 1:1] A & B
8110A	(none)	1928,1009.109	(none)	[A-B] 2 lapis lazuli beads. Large double conoids, facetted. [drawing 1:1]
8101	(none)	(none)	B16812	String of beads. Lapis lazuli. 16 double conoids.
8097	(none)	(none)	B16792	Beads. Very long bugles, 1 gold, 2 lapis, 3 carnelian, one of the latter facetted, & 4 small silver & 3 small gold balls. For original order see field notes.
8089B	(none)	1928,1009.112	(none)	[A-B] Beads. Lapis lazuli (poor quality of stone). Large faceted lentoids. [drawing 1:1]
8089A	(none)	1928,1009.111	(none)	[A-B] Beads. Lapis lazuli (poor quality of stone). Large faceted lentoids. [drawing 1:1]
8084	(none)	(none)	B16793	Beads. Lapis lazuli. Medium-sized double conoids and some balls.
8073	(none)	(none)	(none)	Amulet of mother o'pearl Inlaid with 2 spots of lapis of which one has dropped out. [drawing 1:1]