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)
11450	30-12-496	(none)	(none)	Beads. Small, 1 of gold leaf over bitumen, lapis, silver and carnelian.
11451	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Small mixed beads: carnelian, silver, lapis. (for original order see tomb notes.
11452B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. Consisting of [A] (1) a cylinder seal of red baked clay with white slip: in poor condition but interesting for its fabric. It is attached to part of a copper pin. Inscription EN-dUtu(?); [B] (2) a few beads of lapis and silver, mixed types; [C] (3) a silver hair-ring, 5 spiral coils of thin wire; [D] (4) a copper pin, point missing.
11458	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis with gold caps.
11464	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis. Scene: 4 figures making offerings to (?), a palm tree.
11466	30-12-508	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis diamonds and bugles; bugles of gold leaf over copper, decayed. see Field notes.
11468B	30-12-630	(none)	(none)	Beads. (A) A string of lapis and carnelian bugles & double conoids with a few of silver decayed, and a lapis cylinder with criss-cross pattern. (B) Small rings of paste & lapis with a [C] lapis frog amulet.
11473	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Of rock crystal. Unfinished. 3 figures, 1 seated, 2 standing, have been roughly ground out all but the heads: no engraving as yet, but grinding only. The cylinder is bored and in the bore-hole ridges have been worked to take colored paste.
11477	30-12-465	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian and lapis, bugles & lentoids; a few ball-heads of dark wood (ebony?) most of which fell to pieces. For order see Field Notes.
11480	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. Mostly hidden by 2 silver coiled wire earrings through which it passes. [drawing 1:1]
11483	30-12-27	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Green stone. Scene: 2 men fighting 2 animals.
11485	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. One long bead of white shell, and a number of small lapis and carnelian beads, lentoids and balls. [drawing 1:1]
11488	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis. Meander ribbon pattern in 2 registers.
11492	30-12-25	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Green stone. Scene: 3 men & 2 lions fighting: one of the men has 4 bulls legs.
11499	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis. A man fighting two animals.
11501	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Small lapis & carnelian & silver. see Field Notes.
11507	30-12-30	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Of green marble (?) Unfinished. The hole is only partly bored. One standing figure has been sketched but not finished, of a second only the trunk is suggested.
11508	(none)	(none)	(none)	Duck weight carnelian. Type VI. [drawing 1:1]
11521B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. Consisting (A) A gold frontlet, oval decorated edge with half-punctured dots, as also round the string-holes at each end: broken & parts missing. (B) Beads: a quantity of small lapis balls & a string of gold & carnelian bugles with lapis balls (see Field Notes) (C) A string-sealing of bitumen, a flattened ovoid.
11522	(none)	(none)	(none)	3 Beads. Long double conoids, two lapis, one gold; probably from a frontlet though found by the throat.
11531	30-12-451	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelians, lapis & chrysoprases (?) see Field Notes.
11535	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Gold, silver, carnelian & lapis. 4 large carnelian & 2 silver diamonds, the rest small balls, etc. See Field Notes.
11536	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Pin. With fluted lapis ball head set in gold. [Type] V.
11552	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold Pin. With lapis ball head set in gold. Type I (new)
11553	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold Pin. With fluted lapis ball head. Type I (new)