Rock Crystal
Rock crystal is another name for Quartz, and is colorless, has little to no clevage, and has a silicon-oxygen framework.
Rock crystal is another name for Quartz, and is colorless, has little to no clevage, and has a silicon-oxygen framework.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6069A | (none) | (none) | B16395 | [A-B] 2 rock crystal? pendants. One to E. [drawing 1:1] | |
 | 6069B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 rock crystal? pendants. One to E. [drawing 1:1] |
| 6258E | (none) | (none) | (none) | (A) 1 black stone loom weight (B) 1 black flaked stone fragmentary (C) [C.1-.3] 3 fragments of solid copper from from 10mm to 20mm in thickness. (D) 1 square stone weight rounded at corners. (E-F) 2 broken crystal beads [drawing] |
| 6258F | (none) | (none) | (none) | (A) 1 black stone loom weight (B) 1 black flaked stone fragmentary (C) [C.1-.3] 3 fragments of solid copper from from 10mm to 20mm in thickness. (D) 1 square stone weight rounded at corners. (E-F) 2 broken crystal beads [drawing] |
| 6468 | (none) | 1927,0527.144 | (none) | Pendant, in shape of duck? Pierced for suspension. ? A lion's claw. E. [drawing 1:1] |
| 6543B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A] Clay bowl. Reddish. Mishapen. Type. [B] Found with wooden inlay fragments, agate, carnelian and crystal beads |
| 663B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian, with a few bugles + other shaped of paste, crystal, + lapis strung up in 2 strings. A Carnelian. B Mixed. |
| 672C | (none) | (none) | (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. |
| 6752 | (none) | (none) | B16283 | Cylinder seal. White crystal. Plain. E. | |
| 6753 | (none) | 1927,0527.175 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Quartz. Violet? Color. Plain. E. |
| 6791 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Crystal. Plain. B. |
| 6840 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Collection of beads. Paste, lapis lazuli, agate and one crystal 70 in number, all small. |
| 7028 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Collection of crystals for inlay. About 25 in number. U shaped with apex over incurved side. E. [drawing 1:1] |
| 7126 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Crystal. Grey. Linear markings. B. |
| 7505 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bangle. Carnelian, lapis lazuli, white paste and crystal beads. 4 spacers, 2 of bone pierced 6 times and 2 of lapis lazuli pierced 3 times. 133 beads in all. |
| 7572 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Carnelian, blue crystal, yellow and one lapis lazuli bead. 34 in all. Lentoids, ring beads, bugle beads and double conoids. Restrung in original order. Found with Phonecian black and blue glass bottle U7660 and with clay pot Type XXIX |
| 7581 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Rock crystal. White. 9 fish. c.-3000BC? |
| 7924 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bead Crystal Cylindrical with truncated conical top. [drawing 1:1] |
| 7927 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Crystal. Slightly concave. Marble? core within roughly 8mm in diameter. Inscribed. Conical copper cap on one end. Bearded hero with protruding hair locks, mounted on dragon and clutching it by the tail. The dragon faces a bull rampant, head upraised, mounted by bearded hero similar to first also holding hismount by the tail. Between a couchant gazelle. |
| 7953 | (none) | 1928,1009.12 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White crystal, with copper caps; carinated. Two Gilgamesh figures each fighting a lion. Large cylinder, well cut. The central hole is filled with white paste having chevron bands of bright red which shows through the crystal. Inscribed. |
| 800 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian 12; amethyst 11; crystal 1; restrung approximately in the original order. Bracelet. |
| 8264 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. 40 blue glazed ring beads. 1 lentoid carnelian. 1 double conoid gold bead. 1 rock crystal ring bead. |
| 8670 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Crystal, gold plated, lapis and carnelian, and one agate with gold caps. See field notes. |
| 8714 | (none) | (none) | B17033 | Cylinder seal. Crystal. Two registers. Above: Male figure approaching from behind a lion? in front of the lion a fallen gazelle and in front of the gazelle a winged dragon. Below: A winged dragon, and second similar? and a rampant gazelle? | |
| 8715 | (none) | (none) | B17031 | Pendant. Rock crystal. Translucent. Rectangular in section. One side slightly covex. Blackened by fire. |
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