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)
18965A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) beads; small gold balls, plain and ribbed, small carnelian balls, 2 carnelian date-shaped, 2 tubular and one flattened cone with belached design; one lapis ball. [drawing] (B) Gold earring, small lunate type.
18960A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) Beads: small gold balls, small carnelian balls, lapis diamonds, crystal rings, paste balls, these restrung as far as possible in original order. There were also small silver balls too perised for stringing. (B) Gold earring, small lunate type (the silver part has perished).
18929A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) Beads: carnelian date-shaped and cylindrical, one of the latter with bleached spiral line and rings: lapis double conoids and paste ditto steatite tubular, chisel pendant, frog amulet, and quartzite flat truncated date-shaped. (B) Two hair-rings of thin gold wire, five spiral coils. Also [C] a copper pin, type 2a. [C] a copper pin, type 2a.
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]