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)
11554	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. Animals and rosette.
11557	(none)	(none)	(none)	(beads) Wreath. Small gold leaves & tiny lapis ball beads (see Field Notes). (NB = most of the beads are in the mixed collection from the graves: a certain number kept with the leaves show the right type to be used for re-stringing.
11558	(none)	(none)	(none)	(beads) Wreath. Small gold ring pendants hanging from 3 rows of lapis & carnelian beads (See Field Notes) (NB most of the beads are in the mixed collection: than kept with the gold rings show the types to be used in re-stringing.)
11559	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Pandants of gold, lapis & carnelian (with spacers) strung on rows of very small lapis, carnelian & gold beads (see Field Notes). (Most of the beads are in the mixed collection: those kept with the pendants show the type to be used in re-stringing).
11560	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis, gold, carnelian & shell forming a belt. (See Field Notes). NB = Most of the beads are in the mixed collection. Then put apart in a cigarette box an almost [illegible 3 word phrase] of the same belt.)
11561	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Small carnelian balls strung together (see Field Notes).
11562	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Gold, lapis, carnelian & agate; the remainder of the beads from the grave. (See Field notes).
11579	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Gold balls, very small; silver balls, silver diamonds, agate lentoids. 1 long carnelian bugle; 1 large agate two-eyed pendant.
11580	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. 2 registers. Presentation scenes.
11581	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis with gold caps. A man, animals & a palm tree.
11585	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Long bugles of gold, lapis and carnelian (one of the latter with bleached pattern) and ball heads of the same materials: for order see Field Notes.
11590	30-12-34	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. Inscription: Lugal-sa(g)-su(d) dumu Ka-ma.
11594	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold Frontlet. With this, 3 beads (2 copper balls and 1 big carnelian bugle), 2 silver earrings with lunate ends, and a copper reticule.
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.
11598C	(none)	(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.
11702	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis & carnelian bugles & lentoids forming a bracelet.
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.
11713	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Small lapis & gold lentoids with a gold pendant formed of 2 spiral coils of thin wire and copper finger ring.
11714	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Small lapis lentoids.
11718	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis double conoids & 2 carnelians; also a pair of silver wire spiral coil earrings.
11720	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis lentoids & double conoids.
11726	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold Pin with plain lapis ball head capped with gold.
11728	30-12-561	(none)	(none)	Beads. A necklace formed of 17 gold tube beads with applique filigree decoration, 16 plain gold lentoids, 34 plain lapis lentoids, 1 large gold fluted ball, 2 ditto. lapis and a number of very small carnelian rings. For order see Field Notes.
11729	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. String of lapis lentoids with 1 carnelian, 1 copper, & 1 silver bead.