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)
6178F	(none)	1927,0527.53	(none)	[A-F] 6 hematite weights. Black. Types II, III and I or VIII ? (D+E)
6178E	(none)	1927,0527.51	(none)	[A-F] 6 hematite weights. Black. Types II, III and I or VIII ? (D+E)
6178D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] 6 hematite weights. Black. Types II, III and I or VIII ? (D+E)
6178C	(none)	1927,0527.50	(none)	[A-F] 6 hematite weights. Black. Types II, III and I or VIII ? (D+E)
6178B	(none)	1927,0527.49	(none)	[A-F] 6 hematite weights. Black. Types II, III and I or VIII ? (D+E)
6178A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] 6 hematite weights. Black. Types II, III and I or VIII ? (D+E)
6151	(none)	1927,0527.104	(none)	Copper pin. Bead head of lapis lazuli. E. [drawing]
6146	(none)	(none)	(none)	Weight. Black hematite. Type?
6133	(none)	(none)	B16294	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Upper and lower band showing gazelles passing sacred tree. About 3000 BC. E.
6105	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Minor god introducing votary carrying gazelle as gift to major god who holds a wand in his left hand. Inscription: dNin-suh sukkal-zid-anna gispa-azag su-du. To Nin-Suh. the pure messenger of heaven carrying the bright scepter. B
6103	(none)	1927,0527.52	(none)	Weight. Black hematite. Wedge shaped. E. Fragmentary. Type V.
6091	(none)	(none)	B16311	Cylinder seal. Black basalt. Nannar, minor god and votary. E.
6069B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 rock crystal? pendants. One to E. [drawing 1:1]
6069A	(none)	(none)	B16395	[A-B] 2 rock crystal? pendants. One to E. [drawing 1:1]
6068	(none)	(none)	(none)	Frog amulet. Lapis lazuli. [drawing]
6064	(none)	(none)	(none)	Small duck weight. Black hematite. Type VI. [drawing 1:1]
6054	(none)	(none)	B16356	Agate bugle bead. Broken. Inscribed (?). Length of fragment. __ About BC 1400 [drawing of inscription]
6017	(none)	(none)	B16387	8 shaped colored beads, including crescent shaped agate pendant, shell and carnelian.
6008	(none)	(none)	(none)	Duck weight. Black hematite.
55	(none)	1923,1110.191	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Broken in half and chipped down one side. Scene: 3 figures in a row advancing l[eft]. Found with beads round neck of body in larnax burial.
54	(none)	1923,1110.190	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Engraved with scene of worshipper being introduced to a god standing in front of a gate.
515	(none)	(none)	(none)	Haematite weight. [Below] Very thin and long. Inscribed III. Inscribed III Type III
51	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Consisting of agate lunar pendant, 13 gold beads (some decayed), 12 carnelian and 18 lapis beads (including one barrel 0.047 long) = from this beads through the center 13 are restrung in the original order. and 7 gold beads unstrung.
500P	(none)	(none)	(none)	A quantity of beads in different varieties of stone and of different shapes, all found together and in confusion (see notes) with U.456 and other metal objects now restrung and composed into the following strins:- (1260 beads in all) - (A) 44 carnelian beads [drawing], 10 malachite beads, ball or scaraboid, and plain machite cylinder. (B) 36 beads, lentoids of banded agate, banded agate discoids, and small cat's eyes. (C) 60 carnelian [drawing], 8 banded agate lentoids, 4 large ovoids, flat, of chalcedony, amethystine quartz and agate. (D) 90 carnelian spheroids, 12 banded agate lentoids, discoids and lentoids of amethystine quartz and malachite, large, 6 in all. (E) 24 carnelian bugles or barrels, 30 carnelian [drawing], 2 ditto discoids, flat, 2 oblong agate plaques, and U.499 strung on as centerpiece. (F) 72 carnelian speroids and two double cat's eyes, strung as a double bracelet. (G) Amethyst, 24 [drawing], and 2 cylinders. (H) Carnelian: 44 lentoids, 1 bugle with separate caps, 1 bugle with acid whitened pattern and 2 pendants. (J) Carnelian: 12 scaraboids, 12 lentoids and 48 small spheroids (K) Bone pendant, jasper cone-topped ovoid, spacers of chalcedony, carnelian, sardonyx, cat's eye, jadeite, lapis and banded agate and paste, 22 in all, 6 carnelian bugles and small carnelians, in all 206. (L) 38 carnelian spheroids of [drawing], 8 lentoids of banded agate, 1 ditto cylinder, 1 sardonyx cylinder, 8 ovoids flattened of chalcedony and agate and one imitation cat's eye in chalcedony and carnelian. (M) 108 spacers of carnelian [drawing], 35 agate lentoids, 1 large ball carnelian. (N) 90 carnelian spacers [drawing] or spheroid, 15 barrel or lentoids of banded agate or sardonyx, 2 agate cone-topped flat ovoids and 1 cat's eye disk (O) 20 lentoids or barrels of banded agate, 13 ditto ball beads and 2 humped-back ditto. (P) 67 carnelian beads [drawing] and 66 lapis lazuli beads of varying types.
500O	(none)	1923,1110.175	(none)	A quantity of beads in different varieties of stone and of different shapes, all found together and in confusion (see notes) with U.456 and other metal objects now restrung and composed into the following strins:- (1260 beads in all) - (A) 44 carnelian beads [drawing], 10 malachite beads, ball or scaraboid, and plain machite cylinder. (B) 36 beads, lentoids of banded agate, banded agate discoids, and small cat's eyes. (C) 60 carnelian [drawing], 8 banded agate lentoids, 4 large ovoids, flat, of chalcedony, amethystine quartz and agate. (D) 90 carnelian spheroids, 12 banded agate lentoids, discoids and lentoids of amethystine quartz and malachite, large, 6 in all. (E) 24 carnelian bugles or barrels, 30 carnelian [drawing], 2 ditto discoids, flat, 2 oblong agate plaques, and U.499 strung on as centerpiece. (F) 72 carnelian speroids and two double cat's eyes, strung as a double bracelet. (G) Amethyst, 24 [drawing], and 2 cylinders. (H) Carnelian: 44 lentoids, 1 bugle with separate caps, 1 bugle with acid whitened pattern and 2 pendants. (J) Carnelian: 12 scaraboids, 12 lentoids and 48 small spheroids (K) Bone pendant, jasper cone-topped ovoid, spacers of chalcedony, carnelian, sardonyx, cat's eye, jadeite, lapis and banded agate and paste, 22 in all, 6 carnelian bugles and small carnelians, in all 206. (L) 38 carnelian spheroids of [drawing], 8 lentoids of banded agate, 1 ditto cylinder, 1 sardonyx cylinder, 8 ovoids flattened of chalcedony and agate and one imitation cat's eye in chalcedony and carnelian. (M) 108 spacers of carnelian [drawing], 35 agate lentoids, 1 large ball carnelian. (N) 90 carnelian spacers [drawing] or spheroid, 15 barrel or lentoids of banded agate or sardonyx, 2 agate cone-topped flat ovoids and 1 cat's eye disk (O) 20 lentoids or barrels of banded agate, 13 ditto ball beads and 2 humped-back ditto. (P) 67 carnelian beads [drawing] and 66 lapis lazuli beads of varying types.