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)
18252.2	(none)	1933,1013.165	(none)	[.1-.2] Beads. A mixed lot of carnelian balls, cylinder and facetted date shaped: steatite cylinders, crystal rings, yellow glaze strip, green glaze tubular, yellow glaze hub type, green glaze scaraboid, poopy seed pendant (carnelian) glass paste balls etc.
18438	(none)	1933,1013.166	(none)	Beads. Carnelian tubes, large and small. Lapis cylindrical, balls and flattened balls, one chalcedony flattened oval, one carneliandate shaped, on agate date-shaped.
18438	(none)	1933,1013.166	(none)	Beads. Carnelian tubes, large and small. Lapis cylindrical, balls and flattened balls, one chalcedony flattened oval, one carneliandate shaped, on agate date-shaped.
18447V	(none)	1933,1013.167	(none)	Group: [A] Iron dagger hilt. [B] Bronze situla. [C] Iron bangle. [D] Iron bangle, end broken. [E-F] 2 copper bracelet. [G] Iron bracelet. [H-J] 3 iron [rings] and [K-M] 3 copper rings. [N-S] 6 copper [arrowheads] and [drawing 1:1] [T-U] 2 iron arrowheads thus: [reference to drawing]. [drawing 1:1] [V] Beads: a number of yellow paste double conoids, lapis tubes and balls, carnelian tubes and balls, beads of green stone, marble, blue paste, a carnelian bead section tubular and a glazed bead. Found in [drawing] [W] one clay coffin.
18521	(none)	1933,1013.168	(none)	Beads. Carnelian rings.
18430	(none)	1933,1013.169	(none)	Beads. Carnelian rings and white shell tubes and rings.
18476	(none)	1933,1013.170	(none)	Beads. Carnelian rings and one tubular.
18463	(none)	1933,1013.82	(none)	Cylinder seal. Bright dark red stone (jasper?). Approved with 2 animals and a bird in procession.
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].
18983	(none)	1935,0112.37	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis. Two registers: above, banquet scene with two seated figures drinking through tubes; below, birds?
20062	(none)	1935,0112.39	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Geometrical design.
19000	(none)	1935,0112.47	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two hunters fighting animals.
18887	(none)	1935,0112.78	(none)	Beads: Gold, two nasturtium seeds and five four-flanged beads: 6 carnelian date-shaped, 4 lapis ditto., and 1 lapis cylinder.
19575.3	(none)	1935,0112.79	(none)	[.1-.7] Beads. Carnelian and chalcedony [drawing], carnelian tubes and balls, lapis and marble balls, shell date-shaped : a very large collection : 1 gold
19223	(none)	1935,0112.81	(none)	Beads. Lapis tubes & ovals, quartzite double conoids; also a quantity of shell rings, and some small shells pierced as beads.
18958	(none)	1935,0112.82	(none)	Beads; paste cylinders, small, carnelian double conoids and barrels and diamonds and date-shaped; lapis double conoid and ball, quartzite rhomboid, large. One carnelian has bleached pattern. Restrung in original order.
19232	(none)	1935,0112.83	(none)	Beads. Carnelian rings, one cylindrical, and a few lapis balls.
19237	(none)	1935,0112.84	(none)	Beads. Carnelian cylinders, shell cylinders and lapis rings.
19430	(none)	1935,0112.86	(none)	Beads. Carnelian rings and 1 tube, lapis balls, black and white marble balls, 1 quartzite lozenge-shape, 4 date-shaped red chalcedony (?)
12187A	(none)	1935,0113.1	(none)	Necklace. 4 strings. (A) Lapis & gold balls, also flattened lapis conoids & bleached carnelian bugles. (B) Lapis lentoids, gold balls and gold & lapis flies. (C) Like A. (D) Gold & lapis bugles, also gold fluted balls. [drawing]
17694	(none)	1935,0113.380	(none)	Weight. Haemitite [sic]. Type ? XV. [drawing]
9981	(none)	1935,0113.432	(none)	Beads Double conoids of silver and lapis, small
9987	(none)	1935,0113.433	(none)	Wreath of gold leaves strung with lapis bugles and carnelian rings (part of the wreath only: the rest of it mixed with PG 806 q.v.)
9997	(none)	1935,0113.434	(none)	Bead Small double conoids of silver and lapis
10172	(none)	1935,0113.435	(none)	Beads Worn round wrist 5 lapis double conoids; 4 carnelian bugles; 1 carnelian bugles; 1 carnelian double conoid; lapis and carnelian strung alternatively.