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)
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