Agate

Agate is characterized by its fineness of grain and brightness of color.  They are commonly associated with volcanic rocks and can be found in metamorphic rocks.  This mineral can be white, grey, blue, orange, red, yellow, or black. It has a moh's hardness of 6.5-7.  

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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)
	672B	(none)	1923,1110.177	(none)	[underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste.
	9177	(none)	(none)	(none)	[CARD MISSING] Beads. A few - 4 gold, some lapis, and 2 small bugles of red and white banded agate
	6543B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Clay bowl. Reddish. Mishapen. Type. [B] Found with wooden inlay fragments, agate, carnelian and crystal beads
	16721A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] beads: a few carnelian double conoids. Fragment of a flat agate and [B] 1 copper earring, ends overlapping.
	18111A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Beads. Carnelian rings: amethyst double conoids, agate date-shaped and flat oval; blue paste date shaped; agate cylindrical; oval domical agate, large shell cylinder with roughly engraved winged gryphon? And minute carnelian balls, also [B] cylinder seal, glazed frit; a scorpion and a winged gryphon. Also fragments of a [C] copper fibula, bow type.
	18121A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Beads. Agate ball and carnelian balls and double conoids; chalcedony double conoid; lapis, jasper agate and carnelian date-shaped; jasper (?) double conoid; [B] amethyst scaraboid; [A] steatite flattened balls; glazed frit discoid; [C-D] 2 glazed frit thick discoids with criss-cross on one side: [E] small glazed scaraboid with bungled heiroglyphs: [F] pebble scaraboid. Roughly incised thus: [drawing] [G] carnelian domical ovoid roughly engraved with figure of deer (?); [H] small puzuzu head in turquoise: [I] chalcedony seal, with Persian figure of a man standing in prayer. [drawing] [J] Also: a copper fibula. [drawing]
	18200A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Beads. Agate and carnelian dates and flattened dates, carnelian ring, yellow glaze ring, lapis. 13 in all. [B ] Also one gold earring, thus [drawing 1:1]
	15705A	(none)	1930,1213.101	(none)	[A] Beads and [B] Silver finger ring: carnelian & agate bugles, 1 gold ring bead, silver finger ring is of flat strip metal, ends overlapping.
	16270C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Fragment of Inlay in gold, carnelian & lapis from the decoration of walls or objects in the BC rooms. [A] A gold star (6-pointed) and [B] 2 sun's rays of gold & carnelian from room 2 [crossed out] 7 9 [written beside] in Bur-Sins SE annex. [C] Agate [drawing] from Dungi room 1 [crossed out] 4. [D] Corrugated gold leaf, agate strip & square glass paste(?) tessera from Bur-Sins room 2 in SE annex. [drawing]
	16270D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Fragment of Inlay in gold, carnelian & lapis from the decoration of walls or objects in the BC rooms. [A] A gold star (6-pointed) and [B] 2 sun's rays of gold & carnelian from room 2 [crossed out] 7 9 [written beside] in Bur-Sins SE annex. [C] Agate [drawing] from Dungi room 1 [crossed out] 4. [D] Corrugated gold leaf, agate strip & square glass paste(?) tessera from Bur-Sins room 2 in SE annex. [drawing]
	459A	(none)	(none)	B15243	[A-D] Four brooches of gold and stone. Hollow circular setting of thin gold, the back plain except for a beaded edging, the front with a beading between 2 plain lines: inset in front, a large cat's eye. A ring for suspension above and two below, let into rim: projecting from the rim and fixed into it by gold-capped bronze pins, carnelians, six on each side. (two of these are in position: the remaining ones found loose, one of the cat's eyes was found in position: the others had fallen out). [drawing 1:1] 1 only A Phil. 2 sent to Baghdad (C and D)
	459B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Four brooches of gold and stone. Hollow circular setting of thin gold, the back plain except for a beaded edging, the front with a beading between 2 plain lines: inset in front, a large cat's eye. A ring for suspension above and two below, let into rim: projecting from the rim and fixed into it by gold-capped bronze pins, carnelians, six on each side. (two of these are in position: the remaining ones found loose, one of the cat's eyes was found in position: the others had fallen out). [Drawing 1:1] 1 only A Phil. 2 sent to Baghdad (B and D)
	459D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Four brooches of gold and stone. Hollow circular setting of thin gold, the back plain except for a beaded edging, the front with a beading between 2 plain lines: inset in front, a large cat's eye. A ring for suspension above and two below, let into rim: projecting from the rim and fixed into it by gold-capped bronze pins, carnelians, six on each side. (two of these are in position: the remaining ones found loose, one of the cat's eyes was found in position: the others had fallen out). [Drawing 1:1] 1 only A Phil. 2 Sent to Baghdad (B and D)
	459C	(none)	1923,1110.164	(none)	[A-D] Four brooches of gold and stone. Hollow circular setting of thin gold, the back plain except for a beaded edging, the front with a beading between 2 plain lines: inset in front, a large cat's eye. A ring for suspension above and two below, let into rim: projecting from the rim and fixed into it by gold-capped bronze pins, carnelians, six on each side. (two of these are in position: the remaining ones found loose, one of the cat's eyes was found in position: the others had fallen out).
	9623A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Necklaces 3 separate strings all from same grave; gold double conoids and ball beads; on copper cores, silver flattened double conoids, lapis lazenges, ball beads, double conoids, carnelian double conoids, minute ring beads. 1 Agate lentoid 1 jasper lentoid 1 shell? bead [drawing] For order of stringing cf. Field Note.
	9623B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Necklaces 3 separate strings all from same grave; gold double conoids and ball beads; on copper cores, silver flattened double conoids, lapis lazenges, ball beads, double conoids, carnelian double conoids, minute ring beads. 1 Agate lentoid 1 jasper lentoid 1 shell? bead [drawing] For order of stringing cf. Field Note.
	9623C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Necklaces 3 separate strings all from same grave; gold double conoids and ball beads; on copper cores, silver flattened double conoids, lapis lazenges, ball beads, double conoids, carnelian double conoids, minute ring beads. 1 Agate lentoid 1 jasper lentoid 1 shell? bead [drawing] For order of stringing cf. Field Note.
	16795.1	31-43-148	(none)	(none)	[.1-.2] Beads: glass paste: balls, lentoids, pear-shaped beads, 1 variegated glass bugle bead-combed decoration. Also carnelian, agate and steatite; and some worked yellow glazed beads.
	16795.2	(none)	1931,1010.260	(none)	[.1-.2] Beads: glass paste: balls, lentoids, pear-shaped beads, 1 variegated glass bugle bead-combed decoration. Also carnelian, agate and steatite; and some worked yellow glazed beads.
	12474.1	30-12-566	(none)	(none)	[.1-.2] Beads. A very long chain composed of large and small jasper, chalcedony, agate, sard, marble, carnelian and other stones, cut as bugles, lentoids, barrels and flattened square-ended lentoids, alternating with gold balls, some plain, some ribbed, and one with relief pattern. These seem to have formed one chain but it must have passed two or three time round the neck: the beads covered a considerable area but lay very thickly under the head. Restrung on original pattern but not in original order. [additional drawing on back of catalog card] [drawing]
	98	(none)	(none)	(none)	Veined agate fragment. Inscribed with a dedication to Nannar.
	(none)	(none)	(none)	B16320	Unknown
	(none)	(none)	(none)	B16339	Unknown
	12433D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb groups. From the bodies in the death pit. [Numbered entries refer to bodies, not all bodies associated with objects.] --With No. 5: [A] Lapis and silver double conoid beads. [B] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 7: [C] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 8: [D] Lapis double conoid beads and 1 long agate lentoid. --With No. 9: [E] Lapis double conoid beads. [F] Cylinder seal, white shell. --With No. 10: [G] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 11: [H] Lapis double beads --With No. 12: [I] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [J] Small lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 13: [K] Silver pin [Type] VI B with lapis head. [L] Lapis ball beads. --With No. 14: [M] Lapis ball beads --With No. 15: [N] Lapis and silver ball beads. --With No. 16: [O] Lapis and silver double conoid beads. --With No. 17: [P] Lapis ball beads. [Q] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 18: [R] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 20: [S] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 22: [T] Small lapis ball beads. [U] Also: one moderate sized silver lunate earring.
	11489B.2	30-12-586	(none)	(none)	Tomb group. Gold earrings, beads, etc. (A) [A .1-.2] Pair of earrings each composed of a small gold spiral ring with lunate ends from which hangs a similar ring of silver. (B) [B.1-.2] Set of beads, gold, silver, lapis, agate and carnelian (see field notes) (C) [C, E, F] 3 silver finger rings (D) A set of larger beads found on the left upper arm.

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