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.

Objects: Semi-precious Export: JSON - XML - CSV

U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
11878	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 2 Carnelian & 1 gold bugles & small Lapis balls, making a frontlet.
11883E	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Roundels, [A-B] 2 of shell, [C] 1 of shale, [D] and an oval-topped shell button inlaid with a rosette of red & blue petals. D. 220mm [E] Broken pin of type VI, but with head missing; possibly this is all one composite pin-head, or perhaps only the roundels are such, as they would give just the effect of a lapis ball set in gold or silver. [drawing]
11884	(none)	1929,1017.328	(none)	Beads. Lapis bugles & carnelian rings from a wreath of silver beech leaves. 1-kept.
11888	(none)	1929,1017.558	(none)	Copper Pin. With ball head of lapis. Type V, A.
11892	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Very slender bugles, 3 of lapis, 3 of gold, & a pear-shaped rock crystal pendant.
11894	30-12-610	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian lentoids & lapis beads of various sorts, carnelian rings & jasper bugles. For order see Field Notes.
11895	30-12-15	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 ibex walking.
11897	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 registers: in each, men & various animals fighting.
11899	30-12-21	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. Geometrical design.
11900.1	(none)	1929,1017.261	(none)	[.1-.2] Beads. Small carnelian lentoids and lapis balls.
11900.2	(none)	1929,1017.262	(none)	[.1-.2] Beads. Small carnelian lentoids and lapis balls.
11903	(none)	1929,1017.6	(none)	Gold Pin. With lapis head capped with gold Type VI, B.
11907	30-12-755	(none)	(none)	Wreath of gold leaves & beads of lapis and [crossed out] carnelian.
11908	30-12-759	(none)	(none)	Wreath. Gold ring pendants on a string of lapis and [crossed out] carnelian beads. [Drawing of ring and attachment]
11910	30-12-562	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large double conoids of electrum and carnelian and flat lentoids of carnelian and gold: all from one string on the chest of the central figure in the domed chamber.
11911	(none)	1929,1017.248	(none)	Beads. Gold balls (hollow) and balls of light yellow carnelian.
11914	30-12-564	(none)	(none)	Frontlet gold chain, 2 large lapis facetted lentoids, & 1 gold ditto. (one gold chain was not found)
11930	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis & silver double conoids (see Field Notes)
11931A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Pin. Copper with lapis ball head. (with this, [B-C] 2 silver finger rings: see box U.11930)
11935	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis double conoids, carnelian bugles, carnelian rings, small lapis balls, and silver beads (decayed) See Field Notes.
11938	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 registers in each, men & animals.
11939	(none)	1929,1017.302	(none)	Beads. Mixed sorts = see field notes
11944	(none)	(none)	(none)	Frontlet consisting of 1 large gold and 2 lapis facetted lentoid beads and 4 carnelian rings and 1 lapis ball (the last may have been to fasten the chains, which was of silver and have perished.)
11948	30-12-491	(none)	(none)	Copper Pin. With striated lapis ball head capped with gold (the stem broken into 5 bits)
11952	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 registers.