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.

Objects: Semi-precious Export: JSON - XML - CSV

U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
11737	(none)	1929,1017.560	(none)	Pin. Copper with lapis ball head. Type V.
12703B	(none)	1929,1017.559	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Silver earring, 2 1/2 spiral wire coils. [B] (2) Copper pin Type V B. Lapis ball head. [C] (3) Lapis and silver double conoids and diamonds, lapis and carnelian bugles and carnelian barrels. [D] (4) Silver finger ring. [E] (5) Stone vase white calcite variant, Type I.
11888	(none)	1929,1017.558	(none)	Copper Pin. With ball head of lapis. Type V, A.
12664G	(none)	1929,1017.496	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Wooden comb completely broken. [B] (2) Clay bottle, smoked grey ware. [C] (3) Earring - silver and copper intertwined lunate ends. 1 1/2 spiral coils. [D] 1 silver finger ring plain and [E] 1 copper [finger ring]. [F] Lapis cylinder seal. Two enthroned bird men sucking straws from a champagne vase . [G] Small beads. Lapis and silver rings and one large flat square lapis.
12721	(none)	1929,1017.495	(none)	3 beads. Worn round forehead. 2 carnelian bugles and 1 silver bugle - (silver plated on wood (?)).
11493	(none)	1929,1017.494	(none)	Beads. Small lapis diamonds and a few silver. Also silver rings found with the beads, and silver earrings.
12615	(none)	1929,1017.477	(none)	Beads. Forming a bracelet. Small double conoids of twisted gold wire alternating with carnelian rings and bugles.
13035B	(none)	1929,1017.466	(none)	[A-B] 2 haematite weights. Lentoid shapes. Type II. [C-F Additional letters weights according to British Museum]
13035F	(none)	1929,1017.462	(none)	[A-B] 2 hematite weights. Lentoid shapes. Type II. [C-F Additional letters weights according to British Museum]
13035A	(none)	1929,1017.461	(none)	[A-B] 2 Haematite weights. Lentoid shapes. Type II. [C-F Additional letters weights according to British Museum]
12080	(none)	1929,1017.430	(none)	Frog Amulet. Minute. Lapis lazuli. [drawing 1:1]
12304	(none)	1929,1017.403	(none)	Beads. Two large facetted lapis double conoids, 1-silver. Originally forming a frontlet.
11964.2	(none)	1929,1017.402	(none)	[.1-.2] Part of Frontlet (?) 2 lapis & 1 gold facetted lentoid beads: (perhaps worn on silver chains which have disappeared)
12255	(none)	1929,1017.401	(none)	Lapis Lazuli Bead. Large facetted lentoid; part of a frontlet.
11576A	(none)	1929,1017.40	(none)	Earring. Copper & gold. [A] A large coil of copper with lunate ends, inside which was a smaller [B] similar one of gold: this probably hung from the former. (with this are 3 largish facetted lentoid beads, 2 of lapis, one of silver, from the same grave).
11576B	(none)	1929,1017.40	(none)	Earring. Copper & gold. [A] A large coil of copper with lunate ends, inside which was a smaller [B] similar one of gold: this probably hung from the former. (with this are 3 largish facetted lentoid beads, 2 of lapis, one of silver, from the same grave).
12032	(none)	1929,1017.390	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis Lazuli. Exceptionally minute (Palm?) tree, deities, & 2 (snakes?) or running water?
11442	(none)	1929,1017.387	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. Presentation scene: seated goddess and two worshippers; also 2 columns of inscription. With this was a copper pin too decayed to keep: the seal was clearly fastened to the pin by a thread. Inscript: ZI-TAG, KA-SU-DU, =ZI-TAG, Libationer. HC.4.
11592	(none)	1929,1017.386	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. Presentation scene.
12677A	(none)	1929,1017.380	(none)	Group: [A] Cylinder seal lapis lazuli. Geometric decoration. [B] Beads. Carnelian rings and lapis double conoids also 1 mottled marble barrel bead. [C-D] Earrings. Silver. A pair. 1 1/2 spiral coils with thickened lunate ends and [E] 1 copper. [F] Copper finger ring.
12086	(none)	1929,1017.379	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Rock crystal. Hero fighting rampant lion; repeated twice. White paste core run down centre of seal.
11868	(none)	1929,1017.372	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 registers of ibixes walking.
12704H	(none)	1929,1017.371	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as U.12277 [Type] LII. [B] (2) Stone vase. White calcite. Spill type. [drawing 1:5] [C] (3) Stone bowl grey steatite. Broken but complete [Type] LXXXVI. [D] (4) Stone bowl. White calcite. [Type] LIII. [drawing 2:5] [E] (5) Three silver finger rings: corroded together - only one intact - consisting of 3 1/2 coils of fine wire. [F] (6) Remains of copper pin with fluted lapis ball head. Type V B. [G] (7) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Above: spread eagles and rampant gazelles (?). Below: Gazelles. [H] (8) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant lions crossed and gazelles. [I] (9) Beads. Lapis bugles and double conoids. Carnelian bugles and rings and some silver wire pendants much decayed. See field note. The silver spiral pendants had 4 circles of spiral coils made out of a single strip of wire thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing] [J] Also in the necklace a minute lapis lazuli frog amulet. [K] Round forehead thin gold ribbon. [drawing] [L] Large double conoid carnelian beads and a few bugles and one calcite bead shaped thus [reference to drawing], diamond shaped in section.
12680C	(none)	1929,1017.368	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Copper axe Type XXII. [B] (2) Copper reticule containing manicure tools on ring. Traces of matting on reticule. [C] (3) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Bird headed man and rampant animals. [D] (4) Beads - Worn round forehead? 2 carnelian bugles - 1 lapis lentoid. [E] (5) Stone bowl. White limestone. [Type] XXV. [drawing]
11751	(none)	1929,1017.348	(none)	Cylinder Seal. White shell, the ends inlaid with lapis disks. Very much decayed. 2 heroes & 4 animals: man on the left strikes at a rampant bull(?) turned away from him & grappling with a lion(?) this lions body crosses that of a second lion who attacks a bull which is seized from behind by a figure half human and half bull. Between the two human figures is a double column inscription, upper register only:-Mes-kalam-dug(or sar) Lugal.