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)
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.
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.
15710	(none)	(none)	(none)	Duck weight miniature. Hematite. [drawing 1:1]
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.
16141C	31-43-136	(none)	(none)	Amulets. Frit. [A-B] A Pair. Miniature clenched fists perforated for suspension. [From Typed Transcript Only] [C] Necklace: Carnelian, lapis, bone, rock crystal, agate, amethyst. [D] Gold finger ring and [E] bone. [F] copper finger ring
16142	31-43-133	(none)	(none)	Beads: lapis paste double conoids: glazed frit double conoids; 1 amethystine quartz concial bead. [drawing]
16166	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: Agate, steatite, jasper, glass paste, carnelian lentoids, barrels, balls, double conoid.
16167	(none)	(none)	(none)	Flat seal. Oval quartz. Engraved with design of winged dragon.
16176	(none)	(none)	(none)	Scaraboid seal. Lapis lazuli. Palm tree.
16178	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black hematite. Inscribed. Presentation scene: God enthroned on a dais(?) holding a vase(?) in his left hand. Two standing figures before the god. The first bare-headed wears tunic open at left shoulder, full right sleeve(?) skirt with fringes down back & front; the second has a high horned headdress and flounced kaukanes skirt.
16182	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Hematite black. Primitive linear design; running stags and curved incised lines.
16197	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: carnelian rings, one cats eye, one lapis ring
16205	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: Dark steatite scaraboid, on the base a scorpion roughly drawn. Glazed scarab (glaze gone); and some glazed lentoid beads, one of pink pebble, one crystal bead & a big hematite ball bead. [drawing]