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)
12477	30-12-572	(none)	(none)	Beads. A string of flat gold diamond beads, carnelian diamonds small gold balls and small carnelian balls. (restrung as far as possible in the original order).
11744C	30-12-642	(none)	(none)	Beads. A string of minute beads, gold, lapis & carnelian, with gold spacers giving 3 rows.
8919	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. A string of moderately large beads, balls of gold foil over copper (in bad condition) and lapis, with a few carnelian, one of the latter a bugle with gold cap.
17045	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Agate large cylindrical and lentoid. Granite lentoid. Carnelian discoids, balls, rings. Glass paste balls, rings, double conoids.
15175	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Agate, carnelian, chalcedony. Two of the agates shaped thus: varied shapes: three-faced lentoids; cushion-shaped beads; balls, rings, barrels and lozenges. (lunate, heartshaped). [drawing 1:1]
17056	31-43-159	(none)	(none)	Beads. Amethyst oval, flat on our side, convex on the other. Quartz lentoids and double conoids. Jasper lentoid. Agate barrels and lentoids. Granite double conoid. Black steatite amulet, on oval shaped stamp seal with an animal figure engraved thereon surmounted by a squatting lion. Glass paste scaraboid bead. Carnelian double conoids.
11855	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Barrels & lentoids of gold, lapis & carnelian, with flat carnelian pendant. (for order see Field Notes).
12475	30-12-568	(none)	(none)	Beads. Beads of banded sard, square with levelled sided, forming a single necklace (original order).
18147	(none)	1932,1008.149	(none)	Beads. Blue paste. Mostly small double conoids, but a few tubular and date-shaped. ? Third Dynasty.
8644	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Bugles of lapis (and hematite?). Silver beads and a few carnelian rings. For order see field notes.
12085	(none)	1929,1017.296	(none)	Beads. Carnelian & frit lentoids; and lapis amulet in shape of a fly.
800	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian 12; amethyst 11; crystal 1; restrung approximately in the original order. Bracelet.
17089	(none)	1931,1010.240	(none)	Beads. Carnelian and glass paste balls. 3 carnelian and 3 glass.
11477	30-12-465	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian and lapis, bugles & lentoids; a few ball-heads of dark wood (ebony?) most of which fell to pieces. For order see Field Notes.
18690	33-35-153	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian balls and date-shaped, and one lapis lazuli ring.
19435	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. carnelian balls and short date-shaped, lapis balls and balls of black and white marble.
17061	(none)	1931,1010.243	(none)	Beads. Carnelian balls, rings. Glass paste rings. 1 large jasper (?) lentoid. 1 hematite (?) Double conoid.
12642	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian bugle and remains of silver bugle on a wooden core.
18321	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian chisel-shaped pendants and balls, large and small, and a few double conoids. Order not original. Beads all brought in together.
19944	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian cylinders and 1 long faceted double conoid.
19945	35-1-71	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian cylinders and rings, lapis ditto, 2 large chalcedony flattened ovals (one broken and ground down to half).
20089	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian cylinders [crossed out] rings.
20089	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian cylinders [crossed out] rings.
20089	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian cylinders [crossed out] rings.
19862	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian cylinders, date-shaped and lapis balls