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.
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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Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
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8006 | (none) | (none) | B16889 | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers: above, 2 seated figures, table and door. Below, 2 animals? Very deep cutting and most primitive style. | |
11110 | (none) | (none) | B16897 | Cylinder Seal? lapis lazuli. Minute linear incisions oblique to the vertical axis of the seal. 2 registers. [drawing] | |
9064 | (none) | (none) | B16898 | Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Silver core Gilgamesh and Enkidu fighting rampant lion and rampant bull respectively. | |
9863E | (none) | (none) | B16907 | [A-B] 2 Gold Chains. [C] 1 silver chain. (badly broken, poor condition) [D] 1 large facetted gold lentoid base; [E] 4 large facetted lapis lentoid beads; Gold chains, normal type with double twisted links giving a square section. Silver chain similar. Worn round the head. For details see Field Note. | |
10753 | (none) | (none) | B16920 | Necklace 3 strings For order see Field Note Minute gold and lapis barrel beads. Gold, carnelian, and lapis double conoids. | |
9628 | (none) | (none) | B16929 | Beads Silver, carnelian, agate, and lapis in their original order (see Field Notes) forming a separate necklace | |
9629 | (none) | (none) | B16930 | Beads Silver, carnelian, lapis, copper and paste: original order noted in Field Notes: forming a separate necklace. | |
9596 | (none) | (none) | B16951 | Beads Small lapis ball beads & carnelian ring beads strung alternately: in the middle a carnelian double conoid. | |
![]() | 8689B | (none) | (none) | B16956 | Beads. Lapis lazuli. Double conoids. Strung with the gold beads U.8689A. |
8687 | (none) | (none) | B16961 | Beads. Large lentoids. 2 lapis, 1 gold, 1 carnelian, and a broken carnelian lentoid: with these small carnelian rings strung between the large. | |
9320 | (none) | (none) | B16972 | Inlay(?) Lapis A square with 5 dots of white inset | |
![]() | 10584D | (none) | (none) | B16982 | Head Ornaments. (A) Quantity of gold ribbon., (B) Gold wreath, leaf pendants with double string of lapis and carnelian beads. (C) [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. (D)Silver pin with lapis head. (E) Silver hair ornament, 3-pronged, with rosette finials of gold, lapis and shell. (F) Double conoid beads, gold and lapis (see field notes) (G) Beads, lapis and silver (H) [H and L] 2 silver earrings, plain wire spirals [I] [Not assigned] (J)Cockleshells containing paint. (K) Silver pin, rounded head, L. 150mm |
10584E | (none) | (none) | B16990 | Head Ornaments. (A) Quantity of gold ribbon., (B) Gold wreath, leaf pendants with double string of lapis and carnelian beads. (C) [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. (D)Silver pin with lapis head. (E) Silver hair ornament, 3-pronged, with rosette finials of gold, lapis and shell. (F) Double conoid beads, gold and lapis (see field notes) (G) Beads, lapis and silver (H) [H and L] 2 silver earrings, plain wire spirals [I] [Not assigned] (J)Cockleshells containing paint. (K) Silver pin, rounded head, L. 150mm | |
9964 | (none) | (none) | B16996 | Copper pin. Bent shaft, lapis head. Type VI. | |
9309 | (none) | (none) | B17006 | Beads Gold, plain and fluted balls, carnelian and lapis balls, a crescent amulet of agate capped with gold, and a long gold bead | |
![]() | 8716 | (none) | (none) | B17031 | 12 lapis lazuli beads Double conoids, ring beads, and one thus [drawing] and 1 discoid bead |
![]() | 10975 | (none) | (none) | B17046 | Beads. A string of decorated gold pipe beads, 22mm, long, with small gold balls,etc . 21 tubular carnelian, 2 gold, 3 lapis. 27 gold balls (17050 = U 10975-79, 80-81). REACCESSIONED AS 83-7-1. |
10976A | 83-7-1.1 | (none) | B17046a | Beads. String of large gold and lapis double conoids, alternating. REACCESSIONED AS 83-7-1. Pu Abis cloak. | |
10975B | 83-7-1.3 | (none) | B17046b | Beads. A string of decorated gold pipe beads, 22mm, long, with small gold balls,etc . 21 tubular carnelian, 2 gold, 3 lapis. 27 gold balls (17050 = U 10975-79, 80-81). REACCESSIONED AS 83-7-1. | |
![]() | 10983 | 83-7-1.87 | (none) | B17056 | Collar made of gold and lapis triangular spacers with gold (small) & lapis beads between. |
10976Q | 83-7-1.50 | (none) | B17062 | Beads. String of large gold and lapis double conoids, alternating. REACCESSIONED AS 83-7-1. Pu Abis cloak. | |
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. | |
10465A | (none) | (none) | B17064 | [A-B] Silver Lions heads two with inlaid eyes Photo | |
9962 | (none) | (none) | B17075 | Silver Pin The shaft bent, & pierced Lapis ball head Type VI | |
![]() | 10842 | (none) | (none) | B17102 | Lapis lazuli big lumps, in the rough |
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Amber - Chalcedony - Chrysoberyl - Hematite - Iron Pyrite - Jadeite - Malachite - Quartz - Turquoise
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