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)
15462	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: carnelian double conoids & cylindrical; lapis lazuli cylindrical; 2 gold balls; 1 rock crystal ball; 1 silver decorated head. [drawing] TA
15463	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: glazed cylindrical. Composite glazed ring beads. Composite glazed cylindrical in the shape of three tubes. Lapis paste cylindrical and 1 conical shell spindle whorl. Decorated with incised concentric circles. [drawing 1:1]
15473	(none)	1930,1213.522	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli.
15487	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: carnelian rings; onyx barels; paste balls; 1 faceted amethyst cylindrical.
15488	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: carnelian rings. A few paste cylindrical lapis lazuli paste ring beads - minute, a large number.
15492	(none)	(none)	(none)	8 beads. Carnelian and paste.
15494	(none)	1930,1213.134	(none)	Cylinder seal. Red jasper. Presentation.
155	(none)	1923,1110.183	(none)	Beads, string of found loose in soil together and re-strung. Large yellow paste and light carnelian, 13 in all.
1555	(none)	1924,0920.51	(none)	Amulet. Hematite. Recumbant cat; pierced for suspension, with holes for inlay eyes. [drawing 1:1]
15582	31-16-473	(none)	(none)	Hematite (?) Lump. Found by the head of the body in a TO grave.
15703	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stamp seal. Chacedony. Poorly cut. [drawing]
15704	31-17-144	(none)	(none)	Beads. Silver, agate, shell & carnelian mixed.
15705A	(none)	1930,1213.101	(none)	[A] Beads and [B] Silver finger ring: carnelian & agate bugles, 1 gold ring bead, silver finger ring is of flat strip metal, ends overlapping.
15710	(none)	(none)	(none)	Duck weight miniature. Hematite. [drawing 1:1]
15757	(none)	1930,1213.106	(none)	Beads. Minute, carnelian rings.
15792	(none)	(none)	(none)	5 beads. Carnelian rings.
15806	(none)	(none)	(none)	Amulet. Carnelian stamp seal. Engraved with figure of a squatting sphinx. [drawing 1:1]
15809	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis and carnelian beads. Glazed balls.
16006	(none)	(none)	(none)	Lapis lazuli cylinder seal. Adad-rabi, son of Rim-adad. HC.30/I.2 UET 8/2 (hand copied by Legrain)
16115	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: carnelian rings; white sard lentoid; green glaze balls; paste lentoids; amethyst double conoids; breceia triangle, agate barrels and lapis paste. (for order of stringing see Field Note).
16117	31-43-66	(none)	(none)	Stamp seal. Mauve chalcedony(?) Concial-suspended by copper wire. Roughly engraved with figure of a man. [drawing]
16122	31-43-50	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Banquet scene, 2 seated figures drinking from a common cup out of tubes. Behind one of them a standing figure. Poor cutting.
16130	31-43-199	(none)	(none)	Ear stud. Dark green jasper? [drawing]
16136	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: glass paste double conoids: ball beads; pear shaped; 1 plain amethystine; quartz scaraboid; 1 lapis paste cuboid.
16138	(none)	1931,1010.218	(none)	Beads: agate double conoids; carnelian double conoids; quartzite double concoids; carnelian ring beads.