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)
11773	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 registers above, banquet scene; below, Imdugud.
11774	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 registers: above, banquet; below, seated deities (?).
11775	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Pin. With lapis ball head striated & capped with gold. Type V.B.
11777	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper axe. Type XIX.
11778B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Silver Rings (20) and [B] lapis lazuli buttons (26) worn at the waist, either on a belt or on the fringe of a short cloak: see Field Notes.
11780A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Beads. All the mixed lot collected from the grave: see Field Notes. [B] Some human teeth.
11798	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Head. A god or hero with human face & bulls ears and horns. The eyes originally inlaid with lapis & shell: the right eye gone altogether, of the left the lapis preserved.
11807	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Long lentoids of gold, lapis & carnelian in sets of 4 (see Field Notes).
11809B	30-12-618	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 4 Gold Frontlets. Each with 2 lengths of gold chain, 2 lapis & 1 gold lentoid beads, 2 carnelian rings.
11809C	30-12-619	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 4 Gold Frontlets. Each with 2 lengths of gold chain, 2 lapis & 1 gold lentoid beads, 2 carnelian rings.
11809D	30-12-756	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 4 Gold Frontlets. Each with 2 lengths of gold chain, 2 lapis & 1 gold lentoid beads, 2 carnelian rings.
11824	30-12-440	(none)	(none)	Remains of Scepter (?) Shell knob inlaid with gold & color, wooden staff also decorated with very thin gold leaf & minute mosaic in lapis & red. Very bad condition.
11825	30-12-1	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis Lazuli. Gazelle attacked by bull, & gazelle attacked by 2 bulls. Inscription: Su-sikil(?) DINGER-SES-AB lugal-ni Kalam-dug-dam. We expect dam-Kalam-dug and perhaps this is possible. ni is written between lines 2 &3, and dam between lines 3 & 4, but both at the end (right). Provisional translation: -Pure Hand (=Handmaid ?) of Nannar (new ideogram.) her King. Kalam-dug-dam (or Dam-Kalam-dug =Wife of the good land).
11828	30-12-5	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 registers: above, banquet; below, 2 gazelles. (rough & early work).
11835	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Silver Pin. With plain lapis ball head and [B, C] a pair of hair-rings, spiral coils of silver wire, each hair-ring, 2 spirals interlaced.
11836	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Mostly lapis, some silver & 2 carnelian, with lapis spacer in form of 2 birds (or beetles)?
11844	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 1, very long carnelian bugle; a few smaller beads, carnelian, lapis & silver. (see Field Notes).
11855	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Barrels & lentoids of gold, lapis & carnelian, with flat carnelian pendant. (for order see Field Notes).
11856	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Double conoids of gold & lapis (strung in sets: see Field Notes).
11871	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 seated deities with attendants.
11873	(none)	(none)	(none)	3 Beads. 1 very long carnelian bugle. 1 equally long of wood & 1 (facetted) of lapis.
11878	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 2 Carnelian & 1 gold bugles & small Lapis balls, making a frontlet.
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.