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)
10795	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head Ornament Cloisonne work consisting of a circular piece of gold foil inlaid with lapis and carnelian. Lower portion of the ornament is cut to represent a crescent moon [drawing with color key: black=lapis inlay, grey=carnelian inlay, white= cold foil] 1:1 Part of the inlay missing. A second similar was found on the head hopelessly broken and fragmentary. These seem to have been worn as ornaments on top of the head possibly on the crown of a wig?
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.
10800A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group A. Beads, small lapis and silver B. [B, D-E] 3 earrings, silver wire spiral coils C. Silver pin with lapis head
10800C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group A. Beads, small lapis and silver B. [B, D-E] 3 earrings, silver wire spiral coils C. Silver pin with lapis head
10802A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. A. Beads. Small lapis double conoids. B. Beads, slender lentoids of gold and lapis. C. Copper pin with lapis head, stem broken. D. Cockle shells containing paint.
10802B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. A. Beads. Small lapis double conoids. B. Beads, slender lentoids of gold and lapis. C. Copper pin with lapis head, stem broken. D. Cockle shells containing paint.
10802C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. A. Beads. Small lapis double conoids. B. Beads, slender lentoids of gold and lapis. C. Copper pin with lapis head, stem broken. D. Cockle shells containing paint.
10803A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Groups A. Beads. Silver and lapis double conoids. B. Beads: small lapis balls, small gold, and some carnelian rings. C. [C.1-.2] Pair of silver wire spiral coil earrings. D. Copper pin with plain tang head. E. Cockle shells containing paint.
10803B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Groups A. Beads. Silver and lapis double conoids. B. Beads: small lapis balls, small gold, and some carnelian rings. C. [C.1-.2] Pair of silver wire spiral coil earrings. D. Copper pin with plain tang head. E. Cockle shells containing paint.
10804A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group A. Few beads: lapis and carnelian. B. Copper pin with plain metal ball head, broken. C. [C and E] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings. D. White shell cylinder seal much decayed: visible, a man with bird-like head and 2 fighting animals
10805A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. (A) Beads: lapis double conoids (B) Beads: lapis and gold double conoids (C) [C-D] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings.
10805B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. (A) Beads: lapis double conoids (B) Beads: lapis and gold double conoids (C) [C-D] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings.
10806A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. A. Beads. small lapis lentoids and some silver. B. Silver pin with lapis ball head Type V
10807A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group A. Beads= triangular type with 7 ridges 11 lapis and 5 gold. B. [B, D-E] 3 earrings, silver wire spiral coils C. Silver pin with striated lapis ball head, broken Type V
10807C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group A. Beads= triangular type with 7 ridges 11 lapis and 5 gold. B. [B, D-E] 3 earrings, silver wire spiral coils C. Silver pin with striated lapis ball head, broken Type V
10808A	(none)	(none)	B16757	Tomb Group A. Beads: small lapis double conoids. B. Beads: small white shell rings C. Copper pin with lapis head, broken Type V
10808C	(none)	(none)	B16757	Tomb Group A. Beads: small lapis double conoids. B. Beads: small white shell rings C. Copper pin with lapis head, broken Type V
10811B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group A. Silver wire spiral coil earring. B. Beads: 2 lapis & 2 silver lentoids with fragments of twisted silver wire from a frontlet.
10815A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group A: Frontlet of large beads, lapis and silver with carnelian rings. B: Beads: lapis double conoids. C: Silver pin with lapis ball head, Type V. D: [D-E] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings.
10815B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group A: Frontlet of large beads, lapis and silver with carnelian rings. B: Beads: lapis double conoids. C: Silver pin with lapis ball head, Type V. D: [D-E] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings
10815C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group A: Frontlet of large beads, lapis and silver with carnelian rings. B: Beads: lapis double conoids. C: Silver pin with lapis ball head, Type V. D: [D-E] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings.
10816A	(none)	(none)	B16782	Tomb Group. (A) Beads from neck: gold double conoids, carnelian rings, lapis double conoids forming top string. Middle string: lapis double conoids. Bottom string: silver double conoids. (B) Fragments of decayed silver earrings. (C) Silver pin with lapis ball head. Type V. (D) decayed miniature clay vase, pinkish drab friable surface. (E) [E and G] Pair of cockle shells, blue and greenish paint mixed. (F) Five or six shell rings.
10819C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. A. [A and F] Two copper pins, both broken, one with a plain the other with a fluted lapis ball head. Tip of second missing. Type V B. [B and G] pair of cockle shells containing black and green paint. C. necklace of lapis and silver double conoids and carnelian ring beads. For order see Field Notes. D. [D.1-.2] Pair of silver earrings 2 1/2 coils E. A limestone bowl. Type XII
10820E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. (A)[A and G] 2 silver earrings, 2 1/2 coils. 1-broken and part missing. (B) [B and H] 2 cockle shells with green paint (both broken) (C) Broken silver finger ring, 4 strands of wire, the 2 middle strands spiral. Part missing. (D) Large shell of the type used to serve as a lamp. Badly broken. (E) Few silver double conoids, a few lapis and remains of glazed frit ring beads. (F) A copper pin with a copper ball head. Badly broken. Type V.
10823A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group A. Necklace of gold and lapis lazuli double conoids and long carnelian facetted lentoids. B. [B and I] 2 silver earrings, 2 1/2 coils. C. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal in 2 registers. Banquet scene. Above, four seated figures, 2 of whom are sucking from straws: below, shrine gate, a porter, 3 seated figures 2 of whom suck straws. The straws are placed in jars which stand upon a ring headed, others have perfect circles in place of a head. D. Silver pin with lapis ball head and gold leaf cap. Head broken from stem. Type V. E. Fluted silver beaker, sides compressed. F. Fragments of a silver ribbon head band. G. Rings forming a silver belt. H. Cockle shells containing paint. I. A Pair of large double lunate gold ear rings J. A gold ear ring in 2 1/2 coils