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)
17085	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Carnelian double conoids, discoids.
17086	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bracelet. Amethyst beads. Facetted double conoids and oval beads. Lozange shaped in section, 3 scaraboid beads, our chalcedony (?) engraved with a very roughly drawn horned beast, one greyish steatite engraved with a gazelle one carnelian engraved thus [reference to drawing]. One square agate bead - lozange shaped section. One lapis lazuli bead thus. One agate barrel. Glass paste beads, mostly balls. [drawing]
17090	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian lentoids, balls, discoids, scaraboids. Amethystine quartz scaraboids. Lapis lazuli discoid, scaraboid. Glass paste, yellow, balls, lentoids and 1 miniature puzuzu head. Carnelian pieces of inlay consisting of round lapis centers in a mother of pearl circular backing set in a circular steatite backing.
17094	31-43-129	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian, lentoids, square section tubes, ring beds. Agate double conoids, lentoids, one ball bead. Amethyst double conoids. Not in tab anal.
17095	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian lentoids. Agate lentoids. Quartz lentoids. Steatite lentoids. Breccia lentoids. Glass paste lentoids, double conoids. One carnelian pendant. One banded sard pendant. Also one glass paste puzuzu head pendant. [drawing]
17217C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-G] 7 cylinder seals. (A) (Steatite): Dagi s.o. Me-er-ra? (B) (Steatite): Inscription illegible. (C) (Hematite): [drawing of sign] a-hu-u (D) (Steatite): (E) (Steatite): Lu-?.. Dumu(?) Ap-pa-al dumu za-dim. (F) (Hematite): ^dIskar ^d.sa-la (G) (Steatite): Inscription illegible.
17217F	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-G] 7 cylinder seals. (A) (Steatite): Dagi s.o. Me-er-ra? (B) (Steatite): Inscription illegible. (C) (Hematite): [drawing of sign] a-hu-u (D) (Steatite): (E) (Steatite): Lu-?.. Dumu(?) Ap-pa-al dumu za-dim. (F) (Hematite): ^dIskar ^d.sa-la (G) (Steatite): Inscription illegible.
17251	31-43-43	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
17315	31-43-45	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Hematite. Black. Cut down. Three standing figures, an animal, crescent moon. Two wedge like signs.
17318	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Limestone. Grey. Tree and criss cross decoration.
17357	31-43-142	(none)	(none)	Beads. 1 Mother of pearl (?) ball. Glass paste bugles and double conoids. Carnelian double conoids, ring beads. 1 steatite double conoid. 1 pale lapis lazuli (?) bugle.
17360	(none)	(none)	(none)	Date stone. Jasper (?) Reddish. [drawing 1:1]
17365	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian double conoids and quartz. Agate lentoids and quartz. Lapis ball and lentoid. Glass paste balls. Green amazonite (?) ring beads.
17369	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Glass paste balls, rings. Lapis lazuli balls and rings. Carnelian.
17375	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bracelet. Copper ring beads and double conoids with ridged ends. Carnelian balls, ring beads, double conoids, rock crystal scaraboid. Hematite (?) (?) Barrel. Rock crystal ball bead. 5 greenish glass paste scaraboids one with quasi hieroglyphic signs other with criss cross pattern, star and conventionalized tree. For order see field notet. Also hematite pendant oval, flat, crescent moon and 2 gazelles, mother giving such to young. [drawing 1:1]
17394	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Glass paste. 14 puzuzu heads. 9 scaraboids. Some with quasi hieroglyphs and criss cross pattern. Rings, balls, disks, barrels with small globulear beads on the body, green, blue, yellow and horizontal. 1 tet pillar. 1 rock crystal scaraboid. 2 lapis lazuli double conoid, and lentoid. 1 hematite (?) scaraboid.
17396	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Agate. Originally had studs at each end. Copper stamp protrudes beyond the end of the seal. Winged dragons. Rampant.
17408	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Glass paste. Copper. Sard. Calcite. Granite. For order see field note.
17411	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 1 carnelian ring bead. 1 Carnelian double conoid. 1 elongated sard (?) double conoid.
17417	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 1 amethyst facetted. 1 marble lentoid. 1 carnelian double conoid. 1 steatite lentoid. 1 frit lentoid. 2 glass paste flattened tubular beads, lozenge shaped in section.
17420	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Silver balls and rings. 1 carnelian barrel. 1 agate barrel. 2 facetted amethysts.
17441	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian with white bands (a lentoid). Quartz. Agate.
17646	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads about 70 of rock crystal, agate, carnelian, steatite and granite (?). With them, an object in white limestone a disk (badly chipped) pierced in the center, flat and with slight mushroom stem and a second hole in the flat part. [drawing 1:1]
17656	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers: above, longest scene with 2 seated figures drinking through tubes and 1 standing attendant. Below, eagle grasping 2 gazelles.
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]