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)
8904	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Small lapis and carnelian with lapis phallic amulet. [drawing 1:1]
9144	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads very small lapis and gold balls, with them a pendant of artificial cat's eye (hematite(?) & shell) set in copper. [drawing of cat's eye]
18113A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads [A]. Agate elliptical and date shaped, marble elliptical, carnelian date-shaped, carnelian tubular and ball shaped and long double conoid, shaped agate, facetted eliptical in carnelian, blue glaze disk. [drawing] [B-C] Also, scraps of gold foil. [D-E] Also 2 bone spindle whorl.
9153	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads & Seal 1 very long carnelian bugle, i ditto. green jasper, 2 crystal rings and 2 gold balls: on the end a silver button seal with engraved face: subject not decipherable. [drawing]
1642	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads (10) Carnelian, agate, etc., found together.
16318	(none)	1931,1010.227	(none)	Beads (6): 5 carnelian; one double pyramidal, two ball, one barrel, one blue glazed ball.
696	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads (re-strung) Large beads of mixed irregular shapes in carnelian, agate, lapis, malachite, pebble, granite, etc. very ugly, 28 in all.
19577	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads 3 very long shell tubes, shell cylinders, small shells pierced, large black hematite barrels, carnelian rings.
17646	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads about 70 of rock crystal, agate, carnelian, steatite and granite (?). With them, an object in white limestone a disk (badly chipped) pierced in the center, flat and with slight mushroom stem and a second hole in the flat part. [drawing 1:1]
10313	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Bangle Lapis & silver double conoids on wooden cores Minute gold, lapis and silver balls For order of stringing cf. Field Note
8377	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads etc. Large silver rings to which are attached spacers pierced by 3 holes: between these were set lapis bugles flanked by carnelian rings: see field notes. Part of the chain preserved as found.
34B	(none)	(none)	B15246	Beads in gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian: found loose and restrung as follows (A) Gold ram: small figurine in thin metal, hollow, pierced for threading. Fine work. Photo no. 39 length 0.016 (B) String of lapis and gold beads thus [refers to drawing], graded in size, 43 gold and 45 lapis, and a circular rosette pendant of open work gold. [drawing] Photo no. _ length 085 (C) String of carnelian beads, 40 in all, 2 gold ring terminals, 4 gold pear pendants, 2 carnelian pear pendants on gold, one plate pendant of carnelian with white design on gold. Photo no. 39 length 008 (D) String of 10 gold and 20 lapis nasturtium-seed beads with six lapis pear pendants on gold and one lapis fly amulet. photo no. _ length 0155 (E) String of small lapis beads strung in 2 rows with lapis spacers at ends of 8 gold mulberry(?)-leaf pendants, a triangular gold spacer, one lapis beads bound with gold wire and a triple gold beads (these 2 as a pendant) Photo. No. 39. length 0.165
34C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads in gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian: found loose and restrung as follows (A) Gold ram: small figurine in thin metal, hollow, pierced for threading. Fine work. Photo no. 39 length 0.016 (B) String of lapis and gold beads thus [refers to drawing], graded in size, 43 gold and 45 lapis, and a circular rosette pendant of open work gold. [drawing] Photo no. _ length 085 (C) String of carnelian beads, 40 in all, 2 gold ring terminals, 4 gold pear pendants, 2 carnelian pear pendants on gold, one plate pendant of carnelian with white design on gold. Photo no. 39 length 008 (D) String of 10 gold and 20 lapis nasturtium-seed beads with six lapis pear pendants on gold and one lapis fly amulet. photo no. _ length 0155 (E) String of small lapis beads strung in 2 rows with lapis spacers at ends of 8 gold mulberry(?)-leaf pendants, a triangular gold spacer, one lapis beads bound with gold wire and a triple gold beads (these 2 as a pendant) Photo. No. 39. length 0.165
34D	(none)	(none)	B15246	Beads in gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian: found loose and restrung as follows (A) Gold ram: small figurine in thin metal, hollow, pierced for threading. Fine work. Photo no. 39 length 0.016 (B) String of lapis and gold beads thus [refers to drawing], graded in size, 43 gold and 45 lapis, and a circular rosette pendant of open work gold. [drawing] Photo no. _ length 085 (C) String of carnelian beads, 40 in all, 2 gold ring terminals, 4 gold pear pendants, 2 carnelian pear pendants on gold, one plate pendant of carnelian with white design on gold. Photo no. 39 length 008 (D) String of 10 gold and 20 lapis nasturtium-seed beads with six lapis pear pendants on gold and one lapis fly amulet. photo no. _ length 0155 (E) String of small lapis beads strung in 2 rows with lapis spacers at ends of 8 gold mulberry(?)-leaf pendants, a triangular gold spacer, one lapis beads bound with gold wire and a triple gold beads (these 2 as a pendant) Photo. No. 39. length 0.165
34E	(none)	1928,1010.107	(none)	Beads in gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian: found loose and restrung as follows (A) Gold ram: small figurine in thin metal, hollow, pierced for threading. Fine work. Photo no. 39 length 0.016 (B) String of lapis and gold beads thus [refers to drawing], graded in size, 43 gold and 45 lapis, and a circular rosette pendant of open work gold. [drawing] Photo no. _ length 085 (C) String of carnelian beads, 40 in all, 2 gold ring terminals, 4 gold pear pendants, 2 carnelian pear pendants on gold, one plate pendant of carnelian with white design on gold. Photo no. 39 length 008 (D) String of 10 gold and 20 lapis nasturtium-seed beads with six lapis pear pendants on gold and one lapis fly amulet. photo no. _ length 0155 (E) String of small lapis beads strung in 2 rows with lapis spacers at ends of 8 gold mulberry(?)-leaf pendants, a triangular gold spacer, one lapis beads bound with gold wire and a triple gold beads (these 2 as a pendant) Photo. No. 39. length 0.165
7958	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads of carnelian etc. From a bracelet. 2 carnelian, 4 jasper (blood stone), lentoid bugles, 4 silver ball beads, 1 gold plated copper ball bead (decayed).
666	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads of carnelian, amethystine, quartz, agate, etc.
7959	(none)	1928,1009.64	(none)	Beads of gold and carnelian. Long bugles: 8 gold, 4 carnelian. With them were strung other beads; v. tomb notes.
7962	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads of lapis, carnelian and gold, and one agate. Double conoids of different sizes, and 2 large gold-plated ball beads. 34 gold beads in all. There was evidence that these formed a separate string, stone and metal beads strung alternately.
905	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads string of made up from odd beads collected in the course of the dig. 35 in all: crystal, lapis, pebble, amethyst and carnelian.
906	(none)	1923,1110.180	(none)	Beads string of, made up from odd beads collected in the course of the dig. 30 in all carnelian and agate
17966	32-40-247	(none)	(none)	Beads [A-B]. Bone, date-shaped and elliptical. 2 spacers. Carnelian, balls, rings, elliptical, double conoid.
907A	(none)	(none)	B15267	Beads, (A) string of made up from odd beads collected in the course of the dig. 48 carnelian and agate (B) 23 mixed large stone beads.
16394	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads, 2: Sard lentoid, lapis bugle.
11998	30-12-591	(none)	(none)	Beads, a few only, Carnelian balls and diamonds