Semi-precious

The term “semi precious” is applied to a subset gemstones, and the term was created to set them apart from what are considered precious stones (diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds). Things like amber and lapis lazuli, which are not really stones at all are still considered “semi precious” by most people. This distinction reflects the rarity of the respective stones in ancient times, as well as their quality. all are translucent with fine color in their purest forms and very hard. This distinction is not related to their monetary value, i.e. some forms of garnet are more expensive than emeralds.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
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]
18265	(none)	1933,1030.160	(none)	[A] Beads. A string of black glass paste balls, roughly made and a string of small beads, also of glass paste, green and yellow rings, ovoid and date shaped and ball, with pear-shaped pendant: and 1 carnelian and 1 mottled grey and black marble date shaped beads. [B] With them a very small copper hair ring [B] [drawing].
8931A	(none)	(none)	B16797	[A] Beads. A quantity of lapis beads, many double conoids, one large square, some bugles and some small ball beads: also, a few fairly large carnelian rings: found with and presumably strung up with U.8931B
12631	(none)	1929,1017.326	(none)	[A] Beads. A motley collection including: rock crystal balls, hematite balls, shell and (Chrysoprase?) [chalcedony] bugles (broken), [B.1-.3] 2 unpierced steatite cylinders (for seals). 1 - unpierced marble cylinder (ditto) and [C] fragment of an obsidian mace head. (truncated pear shaped).
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.
11966A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Amulet. Lapis. in form of a fish; and with it [B] a carnelian lentoid pendant. Fish (tail broken ancietly)
11966B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Amulet. Lapis. in form of a fish; and with it [B] a carnelian lentoid pendant. Fish (tail broken ancietly)
18131A.2	32-40-251	(none)	(none)	[A.1-.3] Beads. A small collection. Hematite tubular and date shaped, carnelian balls and date shaped, jasper date shaped, glazed frit tubular, hematite rings, lapis date shaped. Also, a [B] black steatite duck-weight pierced for suspension and a [C] small shell lion also pierced.
18131A.3	32-40-252	(none)	(none)	[A.1-.3] Beads. A small collection. Hematite tubular and date shaped, carnelian balls and date shaped, jasper date shaped, glazed frit tubular, hematite rings, lapis date shaped. Also, a [B] black steatite duck-weight pierced for suspension and a [C] small shell lion also pierced.
10866A.1	(none)	1928,1010.192	(none)	[A.1-.3] Beads Double conoids Gold 68 Lapis 250 Probably forming 3 separate strings, one of gold, two of lapis
10866A.2	(none)	(none)	B16756	[A.1-.3] Beads Double conoids Gold 68 Lapis 250 Probably forming 3 separate strings, one of gold, two of lapis
10866A.3	(none)	(none)	B16781	[A.1-.3] Beads Double conoids Gold 68 Lapis 250 Probably forming 3 separate strings, one of gold, two of lapis
14003A	92-4-249A	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] 17 pebbles. Weights(?)
14003B	92-4-249B	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] 17 pebbles. Weights(?)
14003C	92-4-249C	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] 17 pebbles. Weights(?)
14003D	92-4-249D	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] 17 pebbles. Weights(?)
14003E	92-4-249E	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] 17 pebbles. Weights(?)
14003F	92-4-249F	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] 17 pebbles. Weights(?)
14003G	92-4-249G	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] 17 pebbles. Weights(?)
14003H	92-4-249H	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] 17 pebbles. Weights(?)
14003I	92-4-249I	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] 17 pebbles. Weights(?)
14003J	92-4-249J	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] 17 pebbles. Weights(?)
14003K	92-4-249K	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] 17 pebbles. Weights(?)
14003L	92-4-249L	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] 17 pebbles. Weights(?)
14003M	92-4-249M	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] 17 pebbles. Weights(?)