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)
11597C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. [A](1) Shell, cut as a lamp & engraved with the head & neck of a bird (the eye orginally inlaid but inlay is missing) [drawing] [B](2) Copper Dagger (broken). Type IV; [C](3) Copper pin with lapis ball head (broken)[Type] V.
11598A	30-12-35	(none)	(none)	Group. [A](1) Cylinder Seal, lapis, man, lion & gazelle]. [B](2) Copper Axe Type XVII. [C](3) A few beads of lapis and copper.
12359C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. [A.1-.2] Pair of gold lunate earrings. [B] Silver wire spiral coil hair ring. [C] Lapis double round beads. (Some of the beads from this burial are mixed up with No. 2 (U.12360)
12407C	30-12-551	(none)	(none)	Group. Waxed together and preserved with the [K] skull as a whole: 1. [A] Gold hair ribbon. 2. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. 3. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. 4. [D-F] 3 gold rosettes on silver stems. 5. [G] Silver comb with inlaid flowers. 6. [H] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. 7. [I] Necklace of large gold lapis ribbed ball heads. 8. [J] Bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes) (this not waxed on).
12407H	30-12-551	(none)	(none)	Group. Waxed together and preserved with the [K] skull as a whole: 1. [A] Gold hair ribbon. 2. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. 3. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. 4. [D-F] 3 gold rosettes on silver stems. 5. [G] Silver comb with inlaid flowers. 6. [H] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. 7. [I] Necklace of large gold lapis ribbed ball heads. 8. [J] Bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes) (this not waxed on).
12407I	30-12-638	(none)	(none)	Group. Waxed together and preserved with the [K] skull as a whole: 1. [A] Gold hair ribbon. 2. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. 3. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. 4. [D-F] 3 gold rosettes on silver stems. 5. [G] Silver comb with inlaid flowers. 6. [H] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. 7. [I] Necklace of large gold lapis ribbed ball heads. 8. [J] Bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes) (this not waxed on).
12407J	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. Waxed together and preserved with the [K] skull as a whole: 1. [A] Gold hair ribbon. 2. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. 3. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. 4. [D-F] 3 gold rosettes on silver stems. 5. [G] Silver comb with inlaid flowers. 6. [H] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. 7. [I] Necklace of large gold lapis ribbed ball heads. 8. [J] Bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes) (this not waxed on).
12408C	(none)	1929,1017.106	(none)	Group. Waxed together and preserved with the [I] skull as a whole. : [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Silver comb with inlaid flowers. [E] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [F] Necklace of gold and lapis lentoids. [G] Silver pin with gold and lapis head [Type] VI B. [H] (not waxed) bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes) (Some of the other beads etc. are preserved loose.)
12408E	(none)	1929,1017.107	(none)	Group. Waxed together and preserved with the [I] skull as a whole. : [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Silver comb with inlaid flowers. [E] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [F] Necklace of gold and lapis lentoids. [G] Silver pin with gold and lapis head [Type] VI B. [H] (not waxed) bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes) (Some of the other beads etc. are preserved loose.)
12408F	(none)	1929,1017.108	(none)	Group. Waxed together and preserved with the [I] skull as a whole. : [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Silver comb with inlaid flowers. [E] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [F] Necklace of gold and lapis lentoids. [G] Silver pin with gold and lapis head [Type] VI B. [H] (not waxed) bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes) (Some of the other beads etc. are preserved loose.)
12408G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. Waxed together and preserved with the [I] skull as a whole. : [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Silver comb with inlaid flowers. [E] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [F] Necklace of gold and lapis lentoids. [G] Silver pin with gold and lapis head [Type] VI B. [H] (not waxed) bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes) (Some of the other beads etc. are preserved loose.)
12408H	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. Waxed together and preserved with the [I] skull as a whole. : [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Silver comb with inlaid flowers. [E] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [F] Necklace of gold and lapis lentoids. [G] Silver pin with gold and lapis head [Type] VI B. [H] (not waxed) bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes) (Some of the other beads etc. are preserved loose.)
12361B	(none)	1929,1017.301	(none)	Group. Comprising: [A] One earring, 2 spiral coils of silver wire interlaced. [B] A quantity of small lapis lentoid beads.
12360C.1	30-12-500	(none)	(none)	Group. Comprising: [A.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. [B.1-.2] Pair of silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [C.1-.2] Lapis and some carnelian beads. [D-G] Shell rings. [H Silver pin. Listed on BM record]
12360C.2	(none)	1929,1017.228	(none)	Group. Comprising: [A.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. [B.1-.2] Pair of silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [C.1-.2] Lapis and some carnelian beads. [D-G] Shell rings. [H Silver pin. Listed on BM record]
12360G	(none)	1929,1017.235, 1929,1017.228	(none)	Group. Comprising: [A.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. [B.1-.2] Pair of silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [C.1-.2] Lapis and some carnelian beads. [D-G] Shell rings. [H Silver pin. Listed on BM record]
12065B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. (A) Silver earring, 2 1/2 coils; (B) Silver pin, lapis ball head. Tip bent and end missing. (C) Beads; lapis double conoids.
12065C	(none)	1929,1017.284	(none)	Group. (A) Silver earring, 2 1/2 coils; (B) Silver pin, lapis ball head. Tip bent and end missing. (C) Beads; lapis double conoids.
11710B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. (A) Copper Pin with fluted head (broken) (B) A quantity of lapis double conoid beads.; (C) Cockle shells with green & blue paint.
11503C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. (A) Copper bangle, plain slightly thicker in the middle than at the ends which meet accurately & probably formed a spring; (B) [B, D-E] 3 copper finger rings; (C) A few mixed beads, lapis, carnelian & agate.
12363B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. Comprising. [A.1-.2] Pair of silver wire spiral coil earrings. [B] String of lapis double coinoid beads and 2 carnelian. [C] Copper pin type IVA (broken).
12680	30-12-382	(none)	(none)	Group. A) Copper Axe L. 014. L. of height 010. Type XXII B) Copper Reticule containing maximum tools on ring L. 0095. Traces of matting in reticule. C)Cylinder Seal. Lapis Lazuli. L. 003 S. 0026. Bird headed man and rampant animals. D) Beads- worn round forehead? 2 carnelian bangles. 1 lapis lamdird? E) Stone bowl. White limestone. [F Copper Pin. Recorded on CBS Register]
12723E	30-12-473	(none)	B18193	Group of copper vessels and a copper pin. Found corroded together. [A] (1) Copper strainer [Type] (new 96). [B] (2) Oval bowl. Distorted [Type] LXIII (new 7). [C] (3) Hemispherical bowl [Type] III (new 4). [D] (4) Cylindrical vase: same as U.12711. Type XV (?LVII new 44). [E] Copper pin with carnelian double conoid head. Tip missing, straight type [Type] IV (New 3).
17912E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group from one burial. (A) [A and J] 2 Gold frontlets. (B) [B and K]2 tubular gold bracelets (C) Gold earring, spirally coiled with lunate ends (D) [D and L] 2 silver bracelets, single wire (E) Cylinder seal, lapis lazuli, introductory scene, 2 standing figures and seated deity; crescent above god; (F) Necklace of gold balls between carnelian bugles, flat lentoid chalcedones, carnelian barrels, carnelian ball, agate lentoid, green chalcedone bugles. (G) Axe, type XVIII, [H-I] Copper objects [These are drawn on the field catalog card, but not assigned subdivisions by Woolley][drawing]
17912F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group from one burial. (A) [A and J] 2 Gold frontlets. (B) [B and K]2 tubular gold bracelets (C) Gold earring, spirally coiled with lunate ends (D) [D and L] 2 silver bracelets, single wire (E) Cylinder seal, lapis lazuli, introductory scene, 2 standing figures and seated deity; crescent above god; (F) Necklace of gold balls between carnelian bugles, flat lentoid chalcedones, carnelian barrels, carnelian ball, agate lentoid, green chalcedone bugles. (G) Axe, type XVIII, [H-I] Copper objects [These are drawn on the field catalog card, but not assigned subdivisions by Woolley][drawing]