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)
16285	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: mostly amethyst. 4 facetted flattened lentoids, with these some squares of banded sard, small carnelian balls and some paste and shell rings, and a crescent-shaped pendant of agate. For order see Field Notes.
15357	(none)	1930,1213.150	(none)	Beads: One steatite flattened oval; one ring-bead of green-blue jade(?) and a quantity of minute while shell rings found with a head in the mixed burial L. [drawing 1:1]
19014	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: Small lapis tubes and balls and one rectangular with convex sides.
16782	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: 1 carnleian ring bead; 1 carnelian double conoid; 1 carnelian lentoid; 1 agate lentoid; 1 quartz lentoid; 1 lapis lentoid.
16376	(none)	1931,1010.225	(none)	Beads: 2 carnelian balls; 1 jasper double conoid; 1 quartz lentoid; 2 puzuzu head amulets. [drawing 1:1]
12111	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: 2 Carnelian bugles; 2 lapis bugles; 1 gold bugle; 1 fluted lapis ball bead; 1 carnelian ball; 1 lapis barrel.
14233	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: 2 lapis lazuli faceted double conoids.
16724	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: 2 strings. Carnelian balls; fluted blue glass paste double conoids.
13553	31-17-63	(none)	(none)	Beads: 20 in all, including: 4 gold ( double conoid) (1 fluted ball); 3 carnelian (2cylindrical) (! double conoid); 1 agate tubular; 1 lapis double conoid; 6 lapis barrels; 2 flattened agate double conoid; 2 rock crystal ball beads with frit(?) eyes.
16363	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: 3 gold barrel beads: carnelian rings and a plain scaraboid; 3 lapis scaraboids 1 with design; 2 steatite double concoids; glass paste ring bead-broken; 1 lapis (?) ball bead. [drawing]
15145	37-17-64	(none)	(none)	Beads: 4 carnelian & 1 silver ( on a bitumen core) elongated double conoids.
13531	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: 4 carnelian ring beads: 1 carnelian barrel; 8 elongated double conoids; apparently glass; 34 barrel beads also apparently glass. The glass(?) beads appear to have benn moulded round a core that has disappeared.
16710A	(none)	1931,1010.255	(none)	Beads: 401 in all. Jasper, quartz, lapis lazuli, carnelian, agate, cats eye, breccia, granite, amethyst, copper, and various mottled stones, reddish brown, grey, etc. 1 gold double conoid; order not know. Mostly lentoids. Also barrels, rings, double conoids, balls.
16710B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: 401 in all. Jasper, quartz, lapis lazuli, carnelian, agate, cats eye, breccia, granite, amethyst, copper, and various mottled stones, reddish brown, grey, etc. 1 gold double conoid; order not know. Mostly lentoids. Also barrels, rings, double conoids, balls.
16717	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: 8 carnelian balls; 1 carnelian barrel; 1 oblong flat agate pendant; 1 fluted gold bead with raised ends. [drawing of fluted gold type]
14306	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: 9 lapis lazuli lentoids-facated; 5 carnelian ring beads.
14073	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: a few lapis double conoids; carnelian ring beads and a pear-shaped rock crystal pendant.
16212	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: A mixed lot of paste, carnelian, agate, jasper, cats eye, crystal, breccia, sard, hematite, lapis, copper, amethyst. Order not kept.
16138	(none)	1931,1010.218	(none)	Beads: agate double conoids; carnelian double conoids; quartzite double concoids; carnelian ring beads.
16199	(none)	1931,1010.222	(none)	Beads: Agate, lapis & frit scaraboids, one agate barrel.
16166	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: Agate, steatite, jasper, glass paste, carnelian lentoids, barrels, balls, double conoid.
15403	(none)	1930,1213.95	(none)	Beads: Amethysts. Faceted double conoids & 3-sided lentoids. Agate. Tubular beads and heart-shaped pendant. Carnelian ring beads & faceted balls. Onyx: barrel.
15404	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: Carnelian balls & double conoids. Agate lentoids and balls. Sard(?) bead shaped like a double bun. Gold double conoid with circular ridged ends. [drawing 1:1]
16696	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: carnelian balls, rings and decagons; colored glass lentoids, rings and balls.
16774	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: carnelian balls; 1 large carnelian lentoid; 1 agate barrel; 2 flattened calcite lentoids.