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)
10870	(none)	1928,1010.12	(none)	Gold Pin With plain head of lapis capped with gold Type V
10871	(none)	1928,1010.236	(none)	Cylinder Seal lapis 2 registers: above 2 persons seated & drinking through tubes, one seated with attendant standing in front. Below, square shrine (?) (or table?) with standing attendant: then 2 seated figures each with standing attendant in front. Figures bird-headed.
10872	(none)	(none)	B16728	Cylinder Seal Lapis 2 registers: above, 2 seated figures facing with three attendants standing; below, (shrine?) (or table?) with standing servitor, a harpist and 2 other standing figures facing him, a servant, a seated figure and an attendant.
10873	(none)	1928,1010.171	(none)	Frontlet Containing of 2 gold chains., 2 bugles of red and white agate, and a facetted lapis lentoid =probably also carnelian rings, but these were not found in position.
10874	(none)	1928,1010.79	(none)	Frontlet Consisting of a pair of gold chains, and 3 big beads, 2 carnelian & 1 lapis
10878	(none)	(none)	B16721	Gold finger ring In the middle of the band, 3 rows of cable pattern : round each edge an inlaid line of lapis lazuli (much of the stone missing)
10879	(none)	(none)	B17063	Beads From the belt Plain short bugles of lapis, gold and carnelian, and minute ball beads in the same material: see Field Notes.
10880	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads A set of large lentoids found on the top of the thigh bone, possibly connected with the belt but not in the same character: 4 lapis, 4 gold, 2 facetted carnelian.
10887	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver pin with lapis ball head capped with gold Type V
10888	(none)	1928,1010.126	(none)	Silver Pin with lapis ball head (stem broken) Type V
10889	(none)	(none)	B16735	Beads Big double conoids of gold (plated) lapis and carnelian For order see Field Notes
10911	(none)	(none)	B17548	Drinking tube made of a very thin copper pipe encased in short tubes of lapis lazuli 002-0035 long. (broken).
10929	(none)	1928,1010.184	(none)	Beads. A few only, of lapis and silver, lentoids: found together & apart from any other beads.
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]
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]
10936	(none)	(none)	B17711	Gold Leaf Pendants. Each formed of 3 narrow leaves: on the tip of each a carnelian. With the leaves were gold rosettes having inlaid petals. These were strung with beads of lapis and carnelian, carnelian pear pendants and (apparently) small gold spacers. Worn on the head above the other chains. See Field Notes. [drawing 1:1]
10937	(none)	(none)	B16693	Gold Head Ornament. Pin rising to big flat palm from which rise 7 branches thinning down to wires: these are connected high up by a twisted gold wire: at the end of each is a gold rosette with lapis centre (if there were petals of inlay these are missing). [drawing]
10939	(none)	1928,1010.235	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 registers: above, inscription Sub-ab Nin and 2 seated figures, each with a standing attendant in front and behind: below, a table with mutton joints (?) and 2 seated figures each with 2 standing attendants, one in front and one behind.
10940	(none)	(none)	B16729	Gold Pin. With lapis ball head. Type V. On the right upper arm with the cylinder seal U.10939
10941	(none)	1928,1010.13	(none)	Gold Pin. With lapis ball head. Type V. On right upper arm with cylinder seal U.10872.
10945	(none)	1928,1010.89	(none)	Fish Amulet. Lapis. Found with U.10943, 10944. [drawing 1:1]
10946	(none)	1928,1010.103	(none)	Amulet. Lapis. A reclining calf. The head turned right round across the right flank: fine strong work. Found with U.10947 by the right shoulder. [drawing 1:1]
10947	(none)	1928,1010.103	(none)	3 Beads. 1 lapis diamond; 1 oblong agate; 1 flattened lapis lentoid. Found on the right shoulder of the queen with the calf amulet. U.10946. [drawing]
10948A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold Crown. Formed of beads and figurines, etc. sewn onto a fillet of leather. The background was composed of minute beads of lapis and gold--the latter short tubular lengths. Against these stood out: (A) 4 pairs of animals, viz. 2 antlered stags. 2 bearded bulls, 2 gazelles, 2 rams. (B) Small 8-petalled rosettes. (C) Plant ornaments, viz. Ears of corn, pomegranates, bunches composed of 3 fruit and 3 leaves, plants with rough stems (gold-leaf over silver) and gold and carnelian pods. (D) 8 Twisted wire palmettes for the order of them see field notes.
10950A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Gold finger rings two. Inlaid with lapis lazuli.