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.  

Objects: Lapis Lazuli Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
12704H (none) 1929,1017.371 (none) Group: [A] (1) Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as U.12277 [Type] LII. [B] (2) Stone vase. White calcite. Spill type. [drawing 1:5] [C] (3) Stone bowl grey steatite. Broken but complete [Type] LXXXVI. [D] (4) Stone bowl. White calcite. [Type] LIII. [drawing 2:5] [E] (5) Three silver finger rings: corroded together - only one intact - consisting of 3 1/2 coils of fine wire. [F] (6) Remains of copper pin with fluted lapis ball head. Type V B. [G] (7) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Above: spread eagles and rampant gazelles (?). Below: Gazelles. [H] (8) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant lions crossed and gazelles. [I] (9) Beads. Lapis bugles and double conoids. Carnelian bugles and rings and some silver wire pendants much decayed. See field note. The silver spiral pendants had 4 circles of spiral coils made out of a single strip of wire thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing] [J] Also in the necklace a minute lapis lazuli frog amulet. [K] Round forehead thin gold ribbon. [drawing] [L] Large double conoid carnelian beads and a few bugles and one calcite bead shaped thus [reference to drawing], diamond shaped in section.
12704J (none) (none) (none) Group: [A] (1) Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as U.12277 [Type] LII. [B] (2) Stone vase. White calcite. Spill type. [drawing 1:5] [C] (3) Stone bowl grey steatite. Broken but complete [Type] LXXXVI. [D] (4) Stone bowl. White calcite. [Type] LIII. [drawing 2:5] [E] (5) Three silver finger rings: corroded together - only one intact - consisting of 3 1/2 coils of fine wire. [F] (6) Remains of copper pin with fluted lapis ball head. Type V B. [G] (7) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Above: spread eagles and rampant gazelles (?). Below: Gazelles. [H] (8) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant lions crossed and gazelles. [I] (9) Beads. Lapis bugles and double conoids. Carnelian bugles and rings and some silver wire pendants much decayed. See field note. The silver spiral pendants had 4 circles of spiral coils made out of a single strip of wire thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing] [J] Also in the necklace a minute lapis lazuli frog amulet. [K] Round forehead thin gold ribbon. [drawing] [L] Large double conoid carnelian beads and a few bugles and one calcite bead shaped thus [reference to drawing], diamond shaped in section.
12706A (none) (none) (none) Group: [A] (1) Copper pin. Type V B with lapis ball head. Badly broken. [B] (2) Cylinder seal, lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Men fighting rampant animals. [C] (3) Copper bowl. Hemispherical [Type] III. [D] (4) Beads. Lapis and carnelian lentoids, lapis barrels and double conoids, carnelian rings, silver balls, square chalcedony (diamond shaped in section) calcite bead similar in type. [E] (5) Amulet in shape of a silver frog. [F] ( 6) Silver ear (?) ring 2 1/2 spiral wire coils.
12706B (none) (none) (none) Group: [A] (1) Copper pin. Type V B with lapis ball head. Badly broken. [B] (2) Cylinder seal, lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Men fighting rampant animals. [C] (3) Copper bowl. Hemispherical [Type] III. [D] (4) Beads. Lapis and carnelian lentoids, lapis barrels and double conoids, carnelian rings, silver balls, square chalcedony (diamond shaped in section) calcite bead similar in type. [E] (5) Amulet in shape of a silver frog. [F] ( 6) Silver ear (?) ring 2 1/2 spiral wire coils.
12706D (none) (none) (none) Group: [A] (1) Copper pin. Type V B with lapis ball head. Badly broken. [B] (2) Cylinder seal, lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Men fighting rampant animals. [C] (3) Copper bowl. Hemispherical [Type] III. [D] (4) Beads. Lapis and carnelian lentoids, lapis barrels and double conoids, carnelian rings, silver balls, square chalcedony (diamond shaped in section) calcite bead similar in type. [E] (5) Amulet in shape of a silver frog. [F] ( 6) Silver ear (?) ring 2 1/2 spiral wire coils.
12707F (none) (none) (none) Group: [A] (1) Stone vase, white calcite. For type see field ntoes. [Type] LXXVI. [B] (2) Stone bowl, white calcite. Broken badly. Type XIX. [C] (3) Copper lamp normal type cut as a shell. L. 140mm. L. of spout 100mm with ring at end for suspension. [D] (4) Beads. Carnelian rings probably a bracelet with thin silver wire bracelets elliptical, broken and decayed. [E] (5) Silver wire finger ring. [F] (6) Frontlet of beads. 1 lapis bugle and 2 carnelian bugles [G] (7) Cylinder seal. Shell. Much decayed. [H] (8) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli originally suspended on a silver wire. Subject. [I] (9) Copper strainer. Corroded with it. Normal type. [J] (10) A copper tumbler. Straight sided [Type] LVII. [K] (11) Copper axe type XXI. [L] (12) Copper holdfasts. Croquet hook type. [drawing] [M] (13) Copper pin. Type V B. Lapis ball head corroded with: [N] 14) Copper dagger type II B.
12707H (none) (none) (none) Group: [A] (1) Stone vase, white calcite. For type see field ntoes. [Type] LXXVI. [B] (2) Stone bowl, white calcite. Broken badly. Type XIX. [C] (3) Copper lamp normal type cut as a shell. L. 140mm. L. of spout 100mm with ring at end for suspension. [D] (4) Beads. Carnelian rings probably a bracelet with thin silver wire bracelets elliptical, broken and decayed. [E] (5) Silver wire finger ring. [F] (6) Frontlet of beads. 1 lapis bugle and 2 carnelian bugles [G] (7) Cylinder seal. Shell. Much decayed. [H] (8) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli originally suspended on a silver wire. Subject. [I] (9) Copper strainer. Corroded with it. Normal type. [J] (10) A copper tumbler. Straight sided [Type] LVII. [K] (11) Copper axe type XXI. [L] (12) Copper holdfasts. Croquet hook type. [drawing] [M] (13) Copper pin. Type V B. Lapis ball head corroded with: [N] 14) Copper dagger type II B.
12709C (none) (none) (none) Group: [A] 1) Copper axe. Poor condition. Type XXI. [B] 2) Copper dagger. Type II F. [C] 3) Copper pin. Lapis ball head. [D-G] 4) Four models of boats - baked clay bellums with curved prows and sterns. [H] 5) Baked clay goblet with broad stand. Broken. Type.
12711K (none) (none) (none) Group: [A] (1) Copper dagger. Type II E. [B] (2) Copper reticule. [C] (3) Stone bowl. Calcite. Type LI. [drawing 2:5] [D] (4) Carnelian bugle beads - three probably worn round forehead. [E] (5) Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXXIV. [drawing 3:5] [F] (6) Silver earring. 1 1/2 spiral coils lunate ended. [G] (7) Copper vase. Cylindrical. Type LVII. [drawing 2:5] [H] (8)Copper pin. Type V B with lapis ball head. [I] (9) Copper axe. Type XX. [J] (10) Bowl greyish stone. Broken and rivetted in antiquity. Type XVIII. [K] (11) Beads small lapis and silver double conoids. Carnelian lentoids. [drawing 1:5] [L] (12) Cylinder seal. Lentoid shaped. 2 registers. Gazelles (?). Lapis lazuli.
12711L (none) (none) (none) Group: [A] (1) Copper dagger. Type II E. [B] (2) Copper reticule. [C] (3) Stone bowl. Calcite. Type LI. [drawing 2:5] [D] (4) Carnelian bugle beads - three probably worn round forehead. [E] (5) Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXXIV. [drawing 3:5] [F] (6) Silver earring. 1 1/2 spiral coils lunate ended. [G] (7) Copper vase. Cylindrical. Type LVII. [drawing 2:5] [H] (8)Copper pin. Type V B with lapis ball head. [I] (9) Copper axe. Type XX. [J] (10) Bowl greyish stone. Broken and rivetted in antiquity. Type XVIII. [K] (11) Beads small lapis and silver double conoids. Carnelian lentoids. [drawing 1:5] [L] (12) Cylinder seal. Lentoid shaped. 2 registers. Gazelles (?). Lapis lazuli.
12715A (none) (none) (none) Group: [A] (1) Necklace. Small lapis and silver beads. [B] (2) Copper pin. Type VI B. With lapis ball head. Tip broken [C] (3) Silver wire earring 2 1/2 spiral coils. [D] (4) Silver hair ribbon. Fragments in poor condition.
12728 (none) (none) (none) Necklace. Gold and lapis triangles. 10 gold. 12 lapis.
12729 (none) (none) (none) Necklace. Gold and lapis. Plated ball beads. Large with carnelian ring beads in between.
12731 (none) (none) (none) Necklace. Three strings. Gold and lapis double conoids.
12732 (none) (none) (none) Gold pin. Lapis ball head with gold caps. Type V B.
13501 (none) (none) (none) Bead. Lapis lazuli. Ridged bugle. One end broken. The object consists of a tubular strip of lapis lazuli evidently turned on a lathe so as to form a tube with 12 equidistant circular ridges. Cf. U.15448. (not to scale) [drawing]
13507 (none) (none) (none) Frog. Amulet. Lapis lazuli. Miniature. [drawing 1:1]
13513 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Pair of warriors back to back each fighting a rampant lion.
13546 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 17 in number: for order see Field note. Agate, lapis and carnelian. Double conoids, barrels and 1 bugle.
13547 (none) (none) (none) Copper pin. Circular in section. Lapis disc shaped head. Badly broken. [drawing]
13548 (none) (none) (none) 3 beads. Two large lapis ovoids roughly shaped. One bitumen double conoid. [drawing 1:1]
13550 (none) (none) (none) 5 beads: 1 lapis double conoid; 1 carnleian barrel; 1 carnelian ring; 1 rock crystal ring; 1 copper double conoid.
13554 (none) (none) (none) Copper pin. Lapis ball head with gold caps. Type V A.
13556 (none) (none) (none) Necklace. Steatite, lapis and carnelian beads. 1 flattened calcite double conoid. For order see Field note.
13557 (none) (none) (none) Copper pin. Bent type. tip missing. Lapis head with gold caps. Type VI. B.