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)
8572	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large. 3 carnelian and 8 lapis and 1 gold.
8585	(none)	(none)	B16820	Gold beads etc. 14 flat disks and 19 balls, small and 1 large double conoid. With these a few small carnelian and lapis, amongst the former some diamonds laterally pierced.
8592	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Small lapis and carnelian balls Strung two of each alternately
8602	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Very small lapis balls
8603	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Lapis double conoids etc 1 long gold facetted lentoid 1 carnelian double conoid, large
8614	(none)	(none)	B16829	Beads. 3 Gold squares 33 x 20mm 3 lapis diamonds [drawing] strung together. (v. field notes) and probably joined on to the cylinder seal U.8615.
8615	(none)	(none)	B16828	Cylinder seal. Lapis. 2 registers: above: three seated deities(?) with a worshipper in front of each. Below: door: 3 seated and 3 standing figures. Archaic style.
8621	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Small lapis, with a few silver: strung together.
8622	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Silver ring spacers with between them small beads of silver, lapis and carnelian The silver beads in very bad condition. Order thus [reference to drawing] see field notes. [drawing]
8632	(none)	(none)	(none)	Roundels. 7 black and 7 white The black inlaid with 5 white shell spots The white inlaid with 5 lapis spots Found lying in a row, arranged in alternate colors [drawing]
8644	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Bugles of lapis (and hematite?). Silver beads and a few carnelian rings. For order see field notes.
8647	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Small lapis lentoids, and one or two carnelian rings.
8653	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 10 gold, 10 silver, and 3 carnelian. Found in a group apparently preserving the order in which they were sewn, as bead embroidery, onto a garment: the small silver beads which completed the design were too decayed to be kept. See field notes. see drawing.
8659	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Small balls of carnelian and gold Strung alternately 10 of each
8661	(none)	(none)	(none)	Shell Cut as ladle With bird's head above, the eye inlaid with lapis Decayed and in poor condition
8666	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli: with gold caps. Subject: Gilgamesh and lion, hero and antelope.
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.
8669	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 2 large carnelian, 2 ditto lapis, and some copper beads. See field notes.
8670	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Crystal, gold plated, lapis and carnelian, and one agate with gold caps. See field notes.
8681	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis 2 registers, above [reference to drawing] Below, [reference to drawing] One end chipped.
8686	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. A mixed lot of lapis, carnelian, steatite, sard, etc. from a single string.
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.
8689B	(none)	(none)	B16956	Beads. Lapis lazuli. Double conoids. Strung with the gold beads U.8689A.
8693	(none)	(none)	B16798	Diadem. Composed of two pieces of gold (imitation chain) and 3 beads, large lentoids, 2 of lapis, 1 of gold. See field notes. The gold 'chains' are made of 4 strings of twisted 2-ply gold wire soldered together: one has come unsoldered at the end. The beads must have come in the middle of the forehead and a string must have connected the gold pieces behind the head.
8702	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace 62 lapis lazuli beads 7 silver beads corroded together in 2 lots of 4 and 3 respectively