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)
15191	(none)	(none)	(none)	Scaraboid seal. Lapis lazuli paste. Vulture; Asiatic sphinx; Neb sign.
15301D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A)[A-E] A pair of small lunate gold earrings; (B) Narrow gold ribbon twisted spirally; (C)[C and F-G] 3 gold finger rings, one made of two hoops of thin gold wire, the other two of sheet metal with the edges bent over inwards to look like 2 solid loops; (D) Beads, lapis, carnelian & agate (sliver beads all decayed) forming 2 strings(?)
15301E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A)[A-E] A pair of small lunate gold earrings; (B) Narrow gold ribbon twisted spirally; (C)[C and F-G] 3 gold finger rings, one made of two hoops of thin gold wire, the other two of sheet metal with the edges bent over inwards to look like 2 solid loops; (D) Beads, lapis, carnelian & agate (sliver beads all decayed) forming 2 strings(?)
15303	(none)	1930,1213.163	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis. 2 men fighting a lion; crescent & star. Poor cutting.
15304	(none)	1930,1213.17	(none)	Gold earring. Small, lunate, light: and gold, lapis & carnelian beads small: for order see Field Notes.
15305C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) [A and D] Pair of small gold lunate earrings; (B) String of 10 large beads from neck; calcite, chalcedony, steatite, copper and jasper; (C) String of small beads, lapis, agate, crystal, carnelian.
15306	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: small gold & lapis balls.
15309	31-17-22	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis. Presentation scene. Poor cutting.
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.
15310D	31-17-143	(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.
15310E	31-17-143	(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.
15312	31-17-67	(none)	(none)	Beads: gold, lapis, carnelian, agate, limestone
15317	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: Lapis, chalcedony, carnelian & agate (see Field Notes) the carnelian ball bead has a bleached pattern of crossed : the bleached carnelian is known in the main cemetery period, and this is the latest dated example except for the big Sargonid gold grave of 1928/9: the cross is usually called Kassite & its appearance thus early is important. [drawing]
15406A	31-17-139	(none)	(none)	Grouped: [A] (1) Two strings of small lapis lazuli and silver lentoids. [B] (2) Three strings lapis lazuli ovoids. [C] (3) About 27 strings of lapis lazuli and silver double conoids. The majority of the beads appeared to have three strings. [D-M] (4) Five pairs of silver earrings of 2 1/2 coils each [D-M]. [N] (5) Fragment of a copper spindle whorl [N].
15406B.1	31-17-57	(none)	(none)	Grouped: [A] (1) Two strings of small lapis lazuli and silver lentoids. [B] (2) Three strings lapis lazuli ovoids. [C] (3) About 27 strings of lapis lazuli and silver double conoids. The majority of the beads appeared to have three strings. [D-M] (4) Five pairs of silver earrings of 2 1/2 coils each [D-M]. [N] (5) Fragment of a copper spindle whorl [N].
15406B.2	31-17-58	(none)	(none)	Grouped: [A] (1) Two strings of small lapis lazuli and silver lentoids. [B] (2) Three strings lapis lazuli ovoids. [C] (3) About 27 strings of lapis lazuli and silver double conoids. The majority of the beads appeared to have three strings. [D-M] (4) Five pairs of silver earrings of 2 1/2 coils each [D-M]. [N] (5) Fragment of a copper spindle whorl [N].
15406C	31-17-139	(none)	(none)	Grouped: [A] (1) Two strings of small lapis lazuli and silver lentoids. [B] (2) Three strings lapis lazuli ovoids. [C] (3) About 27 strings of lapis lazuli and silver double conoids. The majority of the beads appeared to have three strings. [D-M] (4) Five pairs of silver earrings of 2 1/2 coils each [D-M]. [N] (5) Fragment of a copper spindle whorl [N].
15407A	31-17-146	(none)	(none)	Grouped: [A] (1) Two strings of small lapis lazuli and silver lentoids. [B] (2) Three strings lapis lazuli ovoids. [C] (3) About 27 strings of lapis lazuli and silver double conoids. The majority of the beads appeared to have three strings. [D-M] (4) Five pairs of silver earrings of 2 1/2 coils each. [N] (5) Fragment of a copper spindle whorl.
15407B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Grouped: [A] (1) Two strings of small lapis lazuli and silver lentoids. [B] (2) Three strings lapis lazuli ovoids. [C] (3) About 27 strings of lapis lazuli and silver double conoids. The majority of the beads appeared to have three strings. [D-M] (4) Five pairs of silver earrings of 2 1/2 coils each. [N] (5) Fragment of a copper spindle whorl.
15407C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Grouped: [A] (1) Two strings of small lapis lazuli and silver lentoids. [B] (2) Three strings lapis lazuli ovoids. [C] (3) About 27 strings of lapis lazuli and silver double conoids. The majority of the beads appeared to have three strings. [D-M] (4) Five pairs of silver earrings of 2 1/2 coils each. [N] (5) Fragment of a copper spindle whorl.
15410	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Lapis lazuli double conoids. Three strings.
15412	(none)	1935,0113.450	(none)	Copper pin. Straight type. Lapis lazuli ball head with gold cap. Type but slender through out.
15462	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: carnelian double conoids & cylindrical; lapis lazuli cylindrical; 2 gold balls; 1 rock crystal ball; 1 silver decorated head. [drawing] TA
15463	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: glazed cylindrical. Composite glazed ring beads. Composite glazed cylindrical in the shape of three tubes. Lapis paste cylindrical and 1 conical shell spindle whorl. Decorated with incised concentric circles. [drawing 1:1]
15473	(none)	1930,1213.522	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli.