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)
19854	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large carnelian rings.
19856	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large carnelian rings.
19857	35-1-83	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large carnelian rings.
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.
12278	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large facetted lentoids; 2 lapis, 1 silver. Originally attached to silver chains & forming a frontlet on the forehead.
8376B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large lapis and carnelian. Forming a separate string. See field notes item 8.
12455	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large lapis bugles and smaller bugles. Found scattered over the SE end of the floor of the chamber.
10951	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large lapis lentoids. They seemed to form a string round the upper part of the head, to keep in place the gold flower ornament.
8687	(none)	(none)	B16961	Beads. Large lentoids. 2 lapis, 1 gold, 1 carnelian, and a broken carnelian lentoid: with these small carnelian rings strung between the large.
19867	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large oval flat shells, small cylinders, one red stone (steatite?) and one hematite ring, one calcite rhomboid.
18439	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large shell tubular bead, date-shaped calcite head flattened on one end, carnelian rings and very small small rings and a few large ditto and one large ring of black stone.
8572	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large. 3 carnelian and 8 lapis and 1 gold.
17031	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Larger beads formed a necklace, smaller a bracelet carnelian discoids, rings, balls. Glass paste balls. Miniature glass paste puzuzu heads. 1 silver ball bead. [additional notes on back of card]
11153	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lentoids of lapis and gold with 3 small lapis double conoids between each.
8657	(none)	1928,1009.79	(none)	Beads. Lentoids, 1 gold, 2 carnelian, 2 lapis and 10 small lapis balls, strung as a bracelet with 2 small beads between each pair of larger ones.
18141	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Light brownish chalcedony. Double conoids, balls, date-shaped and cylindrical. Third Dynasty?
11585	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Long bugles of gold, lapis and carnelian (one of the latter with bleached pattern) and ball heads of the same materials: for order see Field Notes.
11743A	30-12-449	(none)	(none)	Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743B	(none)	1929,1017.265	(none)	Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743C	(none)	1929,1017.266	(none)	Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743D	(none)	1929,1017.267	(none)	Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743E	(none)	1929,1017.268	(none)	Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743F	(none)	1929,1017.269	(none)	Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743G	(none)	1929,1017.270	(none)	Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743H	(none)	1929,1017.271	(none)	Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).