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)
17805D	32-40-232	(none)	(none)	Group: From one burial. [drawing] (A) Copper chopper. Broken but complete. (B) Copper tumbler, the sides slightly carinated, the base raised, in bad condition. (C) Cylinder seal, black steatite; seated figure and criss cross background. (D)A few beads. Lapis, carnelian, agate and steatite lentoids (the last with criss-cross incised decoration) and one gold ball.
17799B	32-40-230	(none)	(none)	Beads. 2 lentoid agate. 2 flat lentoid catseye. 1 lentoid carnelian. 2 ball carnelian. 4 gold balls. 4 copper balls covered with gold.
17787C	32-40-229	(none)	(none)	Beads. 2 double conoid carnelian. 1 lentoid carnelian. 5 double conoid silver. 3 barrel agate. 31 flat lentoid agate. 1 flat lentoid steatite. Necklace of 17 agates, rectangular with vesical section. Necklace of 23 lentoid agates and 14 gold balls.
17660B	32-40-228	(none)	(none)	Group. From a single grave (A) [A, E-F] 3 gold earrings, small hollow lunate type. (B) Beads: very small gold balls: carnelian rings and balls and 1 bugle, marble and steatite elongated lentoids, agate square and conoid pendant (?) (or spindle whorl) apparently of wood : original order mostly preserved. (C) Cylinder seal: shell. Two rampant animals: very poor and worn. (D) A pair of thick copper bangles [D and G]
17813E	32-40-227	(none)	(none)	Group. From one burial. (A) [A and K-L] 3 gold frontlets. (B) Twisted gold hair-ribbon. (C) [C and M] Two gold hair-rings, spirally coiled with lunate ends, with one of them [N] a silver ring. (D) Beads: a string of very small fluted gold balls and carnelian balls and one very thin lapis bugle with gold caps. (E) Beads: gold balls, agate, carnelian, marble and jasper; long bugles, flattened lentoids, disks and lentoids. (F) [F and O] Two gold bracelets, of thin gold bent over copper wire. (G) Silver bracelet, plain wire. (H) [H and I] Copper bracelets, 2, plain wire. (J) Copper axe, thus: [reference to drawing] a copy of the old type but not cast: hammered and the socket made by bending. Type S10. [drawing]
17785B	32-40-137	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Weights. Heamitite [sic] Types II, III. [drawing]
17785D	32-40-136	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Weights. Heamitite [sic] Types II, III. [drawing]
17784E	32-40-135	(none)	(none)	Weights [A-G]. Heamitite [sic]. a set of 7 date shaped haematite weights. [drawing] Types II, III
17791C	32-40-134	(none)	(none)	Weights [A-C]. Heamitite [sic] [drawing 1:1] Type II
(none)	32-40-133	(none)	(none)	(none)
17784A	32-40-132	(none)	(none)	Weights [A-G]. Heamitite [sic]. a set of 7 date shaped haematite weights. [drawing] Types II, III
17791B	32-40-131	(none)	(none)	Weights [A-C]. Heamitite [sic] [drawing 1:1] Type II
17791A	32-40-130	(none)	(none)	Weights [A-C]. Heamitite [sic] [drawing 1:1] Type II
17786	32-40-129	(none)	(none)	Weight. Heamitite [sic]. With inscription [drawing 1:1] type I
17980	32-40-128	(none)	(none)	Weight. Haemitite. Type II. [drawing 1:1]
17752	32-40-127	(none)	(none)	Weight. Haematite. Square cut. Type II. [drawing 1:1] ZT. not req_d for vol. V
17943G	32-40-115	(none)	(none)	[One stone not listed as having material, possibly jasper or steatite] [Unclear which flints correspond with which museum numbers] Polished flints. [A-D] Diorite [E-G] Jasper [H-L] Basalt [M] Steatite [N] Quartzite [O] [Unspecified] [P-T] [Additional museum numbers: unspecified]
17943F	32-40-114	(none)	(none)	[One stone not listed as having material, possibly jasper or steatite] [Unclear which flints correspond with which museum numbers] Polished flints. [A-D] Diorite [E-G] Jasper [H-L] Basalt [M] Steatite [N] Quartzite [O] [Unspecified] [P-T] [Additional museum numbers: unspecified]
17943E	32-40-113	(none)	(none)	[One stone not listed as having material, possibly jasper or steatite] [Unclear which flints correspond with which museum numbers] Polished flints. [A-D] Diorite [E-G] Jasper [H-L] Basalt [M] Steatite [N] Quartzite [O] [Unspecified] [P-T] [Additional museum numbers: unspecified]
17703	32-40-105	(none)	(none)	Celt. Green jasper; banded. [drawing 1:1]
16229O	31-43-99	(none)	(none)	Weight 5.575 GRS. Steatite. Ovoid. Black. 1 double minette (nominal weight 5.611 grs.) Type I
16239P	31-43-98	(none)	(none)	Weight 1.82 grs. haematite, dark brown. ovoid. 13 little sheqels exact weight. Type I.
16239F	31-43-97	(none)	(none)	Weight 8.32 gs. haematite, Black ovoid. 1 sheqel (nominal weight 8. 416 grs.) Type I.
16229F	31-43-96	(none)	(none)	Weight 1.44 GRS. Haematite. Long ovoid. Black. 1/2 minette (nominal weight 1.4025 grs.) Type III
16239K	31-43-95	(none)	(none)	Weight 1.472 grs. Steatite, ovoid, brown. 1/2 minette (nominal weight 1.4025 grs.) Type I.