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)
9710	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Part of one end missing Presentation scene before seated god
9719	(none)	(none)	B17021	Beads 15 gold double conoids About 25 carnelian barrel beads and a similar number of lapis double conoids. All minute.
9735	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads 3 strings Top string: lapis diamond beads; middle string: silver ball beads; Bottom string: glazed double conoids (decayed)
9736	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Pin With lapis ball head Type V [drawing]
9740	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Haematite Black 2 bearded bulls rampant, back to back. Each is attacked by a hero. Behind one hero, who appears to be wearing a forked tiara, is a rampant lion. This hero apparently wears a short-skirt, the second is bearded and naked. Beyond a rampant bull and rampant gazelle accosting one another; behind the gazelle a small naked figure--possibly a devil?
9751	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis. 2 registers. Wild goats walking amongst shrubs.
9752	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Balls of gold-plating over copper, rock crystal rings, 1 lapis lentoid with gold caps, originally bound with a spiral or silver wire, 1 carnelian lentoid (see Field Notes)
9753	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Small lapis & gold For order see Field Notes.
9754	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. From a string of small lapis beads alternating with silver, the silver mostly perished, many of the lapis are mixed up with 9753.
9756	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Pin With striated ball lapis head, very thick & heavy type Type V.
9764	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis with gold caps 2 heroes fighting bulls, 2 beasts fighting and an inscription. en-ki-en-du/ dub-sar; Enki-en-du, Scribe (cf. 9765) (HC. 208)
9769	(none)	(none)	(none)	Reticule Copper with gold rim band Complete except for ring
9776A	(none)	(none)	B16742	[A-L] Shell Plaques. Found in confusion and scattered in the soil (the filling of the shaft) 12 plaques with animals, of which 2 are broken. 4 1/2 others completely decayed. 7 white squares each with 5 blue dots. 3 black squares each with 5 white dots. 2 squares with rosettes. 9 pieces (strips) with eye pattern most of these have suffered by the decay of the shell. Also a quantity of narrow edging slips in mother-of-pearl, red stone and lapis.
9777A	(none)	(none)	B17550	[A-B] Spindles A pair Silver spindles with lapis whorls both very slender
9777B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Spindles a pair Silver spindles with lapis whorls both very slender (broken into 4 pieces and whorl also separate.)
9778	(none)	(none)	(none)	Finger Ring Gold Cloisonne work set with lapis; bent and partly broken, and some of the inlay missing [drawing]
9779	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold Bead Double conoid Decorated with applied filligree work and circular cloisons once filled in with lapis (now all missing: a fragment of lapis remained in one cloison when the object was found) [drawing]
9780A	(none)	(none)	B17654	Gold Chain The usual type with double-twisted links giving a square section
9783	(none)	(none)	B17677	Beads 14 gold ring spacers and a quantity of small lapis beads and carnelian rings: for order see Field Notes. With them are mixed the smaller lapis beads mentioned in the Field Notes as probably belonging to the headdress. [drawing 1:1]
9784	(none)	(none)	B17668	Beads 1 Small gold 6 small lapis; and a large number of carnelian rings, all strung up together: see Field Notes.
9800A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. (A) Consisting of 2 strings of beads. Upper string: 2 small lapis double conoids and 2 silver diamonds strung alternately; silver beads decayed. (B) Lower string: 2 carnelian double conoids, 1 glazed lentoid strung alternatively; glazed beads mostly perished.
9800B	(none)	(none)	B17627	Necklace. (A) Consisting of 2 strings of beads. Upper string: 2 small lapis double conoids and 2 silver diamonds strung alternately; silver beads decayed. (B) Lower string: 2 carnelian double conoids, 1 glazed lentoid strung alternatively; glazed beads mostly perished.
9805	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads 2 gold; 1 small ring bead, 1 double conoid 5 carnelian; double conoids 9 lapis beads: tubes and double conoids 1 agate lentoid
9809	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis Lazuli Hero between 2 rampant gazelles. Beyond is a rampant lion crossed with a bearded bull rampant; and beyond this again, above a small rampant gazelle, and below an even smaller gazelle next to a plant.
9825	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. 3 strings of beads. For order see Field Notes. Gold ball, bugle, diamond beads; lapis bugle and ball beads; crystal ring beads and diamond beads; agate flattened double conoid with gold caps; carnelian diamond beads.