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)
1402 (none) 1924,0920.408 (none) Pin head(?) Lapis lazuli and gold, much incrusted with salt, etc.
6151 (none) 1927,0527.104 (none) Copper pin. Bead head of lapis lazuli. E. [drawing]
6200 (none) 1927,0527.197 (none) Broken cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Scene of worshipping. To dNin-shubur, the messenger of heaven About BC 2100.
2937D.5 (none) 1927,1003.213 (none) Necklace [D] including 15 beads carnelian-1 glass- 1 pebble- 3 crystal- 2 paste- 2 sard-and [A-C]three cylinder seals. (A) Red marble Assyrian influence about BC 700. (B) Hematite: Sun god rising sword in hand on mountain-3 lines inscription worn out-BC 2000. (C) Limestone [Drawing]. [E Tablet according to British Museum. Not attested on field card]
2937D.10 (none) 1927,1003.218 (none) Necklace [D] including 15 beads carnelian-1 glass- 1 pebble- 3 crystal- 2 paste- 2 sard-and [A-C]three cylinder seals. (A) Red marble Assyrian influence about BC 700. (B) Hematite: Sun god rising sword in hand on mountain-3 lines inscription worn out-BC 2000. (C) Limestone [Drawing]. [E Tablet according to British Museum. Not attested on field card]
2937D.11 (none) 1927,1003.219 (none) Necklace [D] including 15 beads carnelian-1 glass- 1 pebble- 3 crystal- 2 paste- 2 sard-and [A-C]three cylinder seals. (A) Red marble Assyrian influence about BC 700. (B) Hematite: Sun god rising sword in hand on mountain-3 lines inscription worn out-BC 2000. (C) Limestone [Drawing]. [E Tablet according to British Museum. Not attested on field card]
2920 (none) 1927,1003.240 (none) Eye from figurine. Shell with pupil of lapis lazuli. [drawing 1:1]
3143 (none) 1927,1003.252 (none) Inlay fragment. Chevron of fine lapis. [drawing 1:1]
2918 (none) 1927,1003.253 (none) Lapis lazuli bull. Couchant with head turned. Pierced in three places for suspension.
2563 (none) 1927,1003.256 (none) Fragment of lapis-lazuli. From inlay: representing man's curled beard. Pierced at back for fixing. [drawing 1:1]
2752 (none) 1927,1003.258 (none) Fragment of inlay. Lapis-lazuli, with incised lines representing hair or water. [drawing 1:1]
7963 (none) 1928,1009.103 (none) Beads. Mostly small ball beads of gold (thin leaf over copper), lapis, and a few carnelian (some rings). Apparently forming a single necklace, or two of the same pattern; one gold bead to every 1 or 2 stone according to size. Most of the gold beads were destroyed through the decay and swelling of the copper cores. One string containing the best gold beads made up for exhibition.
8110A (none) 1928,1009.109 (none) [A-B] 2 lapis lazuli beads. Large double conoids, facetted. [drawing 1:1]
8110B (none) 1928,1009.110 (none) 2 lapis lazuli beads. Large double conoids, facetted. [drawing 1:1] A & B
8089A (none) 1928,1009.111 (none) [A-B] Beads. Lapis lazuli (poor quality of stone). Large faceted lentoids. [drawing 1:1]
8089B (none) 1928,1009.112 (none) [A-B] Beads. Lapis lazuli (poor quality of stone). Large faceted lentoids. [drawing 1:1]
8970 (none) 1928,1009.135 (none) Beads. Small, gold over copper, and lapis strung up in sets of 2 and 4 of a sort.
7910 (none) 1928,1009.138 (none) Frog amulet. Lapis lazuli. [drawing 1:1][CARD MISLABELED U.7940B][Arabic notes on back of card] [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
8019A (none) 1928,1009.142 (none) [A-B] Two lapis eye sockets. Intended to have shell iris set in (cf. one attached to U.8013)
8680 (none) 1928,1009.153 (none) Gold pin The shaft of gold, the head a large ribbed lapis ball capped with gold
8619 (none) 1928,1009.188 (none) Silver pin. With fluted ball head of lapis. Capped with gold.
(none) (none) 1928,1009.205 (none) (none)
8656 (none) 1928,1009.34 (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli 2 registers: above, eagle displayed below, banquet scene with 3 seated figures and shrine door
8923 (none) 1928,1009.343 (none) Copper pin. With head of lapis ball capped with silver. (tip broken: all in very bad condition) [type] V
8343 (none) 1928,1009.345 (none) Copper pin with ball head of lapis lazuli. Stem broken but complete. [Type] V