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)
12200	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis double conoids.
19116	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis double conoids. Paste double conoids.
14480A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis lazuli cylindricals and gold bugles. Carnelian rings from skirt.
14303	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis lazuli double conoids. Lapis lazuli fly amulet. [drawing]
6795	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis lazuli, gold and paste.
19073	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis lazuli. Two large date-shaped and a number of small balls.
8689B	(none)	(none)	B16956	Beads. Lapis lazuli. Double conoids. Strung with the gold beads U.8689A.
6798	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis lazuli. Large collection.
11514	(none)	1929,1017.303	(none)	Beads. Lapis lentoids & double conoids with 2 ribbed gold balls & a few carnelians (rings and 1 bugle).
11720	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis lentoids & double conoids.
18900	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis triangles and date-shpaed, 4 tubular; carnelian balls; larger limestone(?) balls; chalcedony flattened date-shaped.
8164	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis, carnelian and silver. About 180 in all. The lapis and carnelian are double conoids: some of the silver are the same, some are treble ball heads and some are imitation shells. Strung, silver lapis carnelian lapis silver.
8667	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis, carnelian, 1 chalcedony, 1 silver disk bead (broken) and two or three gold plated beads in bad condition. See field notes.
12047	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis, gold & silver, with very small carnelian rings.
11560	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis, gold, carnelian & shell forming a belt. (See Field Notes). NB = Most of the beads are in the mixed collection. Then put apart in a cigarette box an almost [illegible 3 word phrase] of the same belt.)
12458	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis, mostly double conoids. Found loose on the chamber floor.
9650	(none)	(none)	B17665	Beads. Lapis, small double conoids and lentoids.
11165	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis, very small. Found in thousands on & under the skull in the south corner of the chamber, against the inlaid stela.
11157	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis. A large quantity found loose on the floor of the grave: also, 7 large gold double conoids.
9965	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis. Double conoids.
19438	35-1-96	(none)	(none)	Beads. lapis. ovals, balls, ck[?]
8210	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large balls of lapis. See field notes: almost certainly strung together with no silver beads between. They seem to be connected with the silver flower ornament (U.8212) and perhaps formed a chaplet round the head from which the flowers rose.
10977A	83-7-1.5	(none)	B17287	Beads. Large bugles of agate with lapis balls between.
18440	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large carnelian rings and 2 shell curved tubes.
19851	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large carnelian rings.