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)
12433H	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb groups. From the bodies in the death pit. [Numbered entries refer to bodies, not all bodies associated with objects.] --With No. 5: [A] Lapis and silver double conoid beads. [B] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 7: [C] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 8: [D] Lapis double conoid beads and 1 long agate lentoid. --With No. 9: [E] Lapis double conoid beads. [F] Cylinder seal, white shell. --With No. 10: [G] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 11: [H] Lapis double beads --With No. 12: [I] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [J] Small lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 13: [K] Silver pin [Type] VI B with lapis head. [L] Lapis ball beads. --With No. 14: [M] Lapis ball beads --With No. 15: [N] Lapis and silver ball beads. --With No. 16: [O] Lapis and silver double conoid beads. --With No. 17: [P] Lapis ball beads. [Q] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 18: [R] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 20: [S] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 22: [T] Small lapis ball beads. [U] Also: one moderate sized silver lunate earring.
12433K	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb groups. From the bodies in the death pit. [Numbered entries refer to bodies, not all bodies associated with objects.] --With No. 5: [A] Lapis and silver double conoid beads. [B] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 7: [C] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 8: [D] Lapis double conoid beads and 1 long agate lentoid. --With No. 9: [E] Lapis double conoid beads. [F] Cylinder seal, white shell. --With No. 10: [G] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 11: [H] Lapis double beads --With No. 12: [I] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [J] Small lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 13: [K] Silver pin [Type] VI B with lapis head. [L] Lapis ball beads. --With No. 14: [M] Lapis ball beads --With No. 15: [N] Lapis and silver ball beads. --With No. 16: [O] Lapis and silver double conoid beads. --With No. 17: [P] Lapis ball beads. [Q] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 18: [R] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 20: [S] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 22: [T] Small lapis ball beads. [U] Also: one moderate sized silver lunate earring.
12433L	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb groups. From the bodies in the death pit. [Numbered entries refer to bodies, not all bodies associated with objects.] --With No. 5: [A] Lapis and silver double conoid beads. [B] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 7: [C] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 8: [D] Lapis double conoid beads and 1 long agate lentoid. --With No. 9: [E] Lapis double conoid beads. [F] Cylinder seal, white shell. --With No. 10: [G] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 11: [H] Lapis double beads --With No. 12: [I] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [J] Small lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 13: [K] Silver pin [Type] VI B with lapis head. [L] Lapis ball beads. --With No. 14: [M] Lapis ball beads --With No. 15: [N] Lapis and silver ball beads. --With No. 16: [O] Lapis and silver double conoid beads. --With No. 17: [P] Lapis ball beads. [Q] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 18: [R] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 20: [S] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 22: [T] Small lapis ball beads. [U] Also: one moderate sized silver lunate earring.
12433M	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb groups. From the bodies in the death pit. [Numbered entries refer to bodies, not all bodies associated with objects.] --With No. 5: [A] Lapis and silver double conoid beads. [B] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 7: [C] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 8: [D] Lapis double conoid beads and 1 long agate lentoid. --With No. 9: [E] Lapis double conoid beads. [F] Cylinder seal, white shell. --With No. 10: [G] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 11: [H] Lapis double beads --With No. 12: [I] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [J] Small lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 13: [K] Silver pin [Type] VI B with lapis head. [L] Lapis ball beads. --With No. 14: [M] Lapis ball beads --With No. 15: [N] Lapis and silver ball beads. --With No. 16: [O] Lapis and silver double conoid beads. --With No. 17: [P] Lapis ball beads. [Q] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 18: [R] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 20: [S] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 22: [T] Small lapis ball beads. [U] Also: one moderate sized silver lunate earring.
12433N	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb groups. From the bodies in the death pit. [Numbered entries refer to bodies, not all bodies associated with objects.] --With No. 5: [A] Lapis and silver double conoid beads. [B] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 7: [C] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 8: [D] Lapis double conoid beads and 1 long agate lentoid. --With No. 9: [E] Lapis double conoid beads. [F] Cylinder seal, white shell. --With No. 10: [G] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 11: [H] Lapis double beads --With No. 12: [I] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [J] Small lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 13: [K] Silver pin [Type] VI B with lapis head. [L] Lapis ball beads. --With No. 14: [M] Lapis ball beads --With No. 15: [N] Lapis and silver ball beads. --With No. 16: [O] Lapis and silver double conoid beads. --With No. 17: [P] Lapis ball beads. [Q] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 18: [R] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 20: [S] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 22: [T] Small lapis ball beads. [U] Also: one moderate sized silver lunate earring.
12448	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis. Lentoid shape. Subject: 2 men and 2 animals.
12452	(none)	1929,1017.239	(none)	Beads. Rectangular oblongs of gold, lapis and carnelian. A few only, found loose on the floor, most clearly belonging together.
12453	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. A mixed lot of gold, lapis and carnelian found scattered over the floor of the tomb chamber.
12454	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis = mixed sorts. All collected from the floor of the chamber, SE end, when they were scattered in confusion.
12455	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large lapis bugles and smaller bugles. Found scattered over the SE end of the floor of the chamber.
12458	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis, mostly double conoids. Found loose on the chamber floor.
12460	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Very small lapis ball or or tube-section beads, a very great number found scattered in the soil a little above the bhamber floor: probably from a headdress like that of the 'standard bearer' in PG 775.
12470	(none)	1929,1017.18	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis, with gold caps. 2 men and 2 lions fighting and an inscription intentionally defaced.
12476	(none)	1929,1017.245	(none)	Beads. A string of carnelian balls and gold ribbed balls strung alternately (except in part when 2 gold come together).
12615	(none)	1929,1017.477	(none)	Beads. Forming a bracelet. Small double conoids of twisted gold wire alternating with carnelian rings and bugles.
12617	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Slender gold tubes. Carnelian rings. A few minute blue? Glazed frit. 5 large beads consisting of 2 gold worked double conoids, 2 carnelian balls, 1 agate bugle. [drawing]
12622	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Silver and lapis diamonds, balls and small bugles. 2 large carnelian bugles. 1 greenish (chalcedony?) flat lentoid.
12631	(none)	1929,1017.326	(none)	[A] Beads. A motley collection including: rock crystal balls, hematite balls, shell and (Chrysoprase?) [chalcedony] bugles (broken), [B.1-.3] 2 unpierced steatite cylinders (for seals). 1 - unpierced marble cylinder (ditto) and [C] fragment of an obsidian mace head. (truncated pear shaped).
12632	(none)	1929,1017.255	(none)	Necklace. Small beads. Carnelian and gold balls.
12638E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Copper pin. [B] (2) Copper pin. [C] (3) Copper pin. [D] (4) Silver earring spiral coils thickened lunate ends. [E] (5) Beads - minute. Lapis bugles, carnelian rings, lapis lentoids, white paste tristed bugles.
12642	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian bugle and remains of silver bugle on a wooden core.
12646	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Lapis bugles. Carnelian rings. Silver tubular spheres. See field notes.
12647	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Gold and lapis elongated double conoids.
12650A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Copper pin. With lapis ball head and gold cap. [B] A second similar pin is corroded with it but ball head is missing. Type V B.
12658A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Geometric decoration with it a [B] silver earring. 2 1/2 spiral coils.