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)
9875	(none)	(none)	(none)	13 Carnelian ring beads. Coarsely cut, chipped circumference after the manner of the earliest beads from Al Obaid. 1 very roughly cut flattened double conoid; polished black hematite. Date: before 3500 BC
9889	(none)	(none)	(none)	3 Beads Two carnelian ring beads, 1 lapis lentoid
9920	(none)	(none)	B17585	Beads Lapis double conoids and a few silver balls
9921	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Silver balls and lapis double conoids. (from the neck)
9930	(none)	(none)	B17589	Beads. Very small. Rings of lapis, white paste and silver.
9932	(none)	(none)	B17583	Beads. 2 carnelian and 2 lapis bugles.
9935B	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) Silver earring with lunate ends. (B) Fragments of a silver charm: 1 - gold lentoid bead; 1 lapis ditto; 1 carnelian ring bead.
9936	(none)	(none)	B16734	Beads, etc. From a diadem. 1 large gold lentoid bead; 4 ditto. lapis; and with them fragments of a silver chain. See field notes.
9954	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Small lapis, carnelian and paste rings Originally strung in sets of 3
9960	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Lapis Double conoids
9962	(none)	(none)	B17075	Silver Pin The shaft bent, & pierced Lapis ball head Type VI
9964	(none)	(none)	B16996	Copper pin. Bent shaft, lapis head. Type VI.
9965	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis. Double conoids.
9979	(none)	(none)	B16705	Wreath of 14 gold mulberry leaves strung with small lapis bugles and carnelian rings. Original order.
9982	(none)	(none)	B16785	Silver Pin With fluted lapis ball head Type V
9984	(none)	(none)	B17681	Silver Pin With lapis ball head (shaft broken) Type V
9985	(none)	(none)	B17642	Beads double conoids of gold and lapis small Strung in groups of 4 or 8, in alternate colors
9999C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] Beads Double conoids of lapis and silver
10005	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold Pin With lapis lazuli ball head capped with gold Type V
10006	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Double conoids of gold and lapis The larger gold beads are of foil over bitumen, the smaller more solid: the largest are unusually large, both in gold and lapis
10007	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Triangles of 11 gold and 11 lapis
10008	(none)	(none)	(none)	Frog Amulet. Lapis [drawing]
10009	(none)	(none)	(none)	Amulet Lapis In form of a seated ram [drawing] 1:1
10015	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone Lapis lazuli Hung on a thin gold ring which was attached to the silver belt
10026	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads A set of silver ring pendants, much decayed, strung with carnelian bugles and small lapis beads (found in confusion)