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)
17917E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Burial group. (A) 3 twisted gold hair-ribbons [A, I and O]. (B) 2 gold frontlets [B and P]. (C) Pair of gold hair-rings, spirally coiled, lunated ends [C and Q]. (D) Tubular gold 4 spiral finger ring. (E) Necklace of gold flat diamonds, gold double conoids, carnelian lentoids, bugles and barrels and diamonds, agate barrels. (F) Necklace of gold balls, agate barrels, flat lentoid agate, carnelian bugles, etc. (G) 4 silver bracelets [G and R-T]. (H) Remains of 2 copper bases, from above grave. [H and U] [J-N are metal vessels with drawings but no descriptive text][drawing]
17917F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Burial group. (A) 3 twisted gold hair-ribbons [A, I and O]. (B) 2 gold frontlets [B and P]. (C) Pair of gold hair-rings, spirally coiled, lunated ends [C and Q]. (D) Tubular gold 4 spiral finger ring. (E) Necklace of gold flat diamonds, gold double conoids, carnelian lentoids, bugles and barrels and diamonds, agate barrels. (F) Necklace of gold balls, agate barrels, flat lentoid agate, carnelian bugles, etc. (G) 4 silver bracelets [G and R-T]. (H) Remains of 2 copper bases, from above grave. [H and U] [J-N are metal vessels with drawings but no descriptive text][drawing]
17924C	(none)	1932,1008.70	(none)	Weights. A) and C) haemitite, B) diorite. -- Type II [drawing 1:1]
17930D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Burial group. (A) Fragments of twisted hair ribbon. (B) One gold spirally coiled hair ring, hollow lunated ends. (C) Strings of beads on copper wire, alternate steatite and shell painted with gold, terminating in boss of steatite inlaid with shell panels alternately painted yellow. (D) Necklace of gold diamonds, gold ribbed balls, flat lentoid agates, barrel, carnelians, diamond carnelians, and lentoid steatite, etc. Carnelian balls. (E) Copper bowl.
17935B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Celts. [All objects drawn, objects grouped by material description] [A-B] Jasper [drawing 1:1] [C-E] Diorite [drawing 1:1] [F] Basalt [drawing 1:1] [G] Limestone [drawing 1:1]
17979B	(none)	1932,1008.76	(none)	Polished celts [drawing] [7 in all A-G] [A] Diorite [B] Jasper [C-G] unspecified
18111A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Beads. Carnelian rings: amethyst double conoids, agate date-shaped and flat oval; blue paste date shaped; agate cylindrical; oval domical agate, large shell cylinder with roughly engraved winged gryphon? And minute carnelian balls, also [B] cylinder seal, glazed frit; a scorpion and a winged gryphon. Also fragments of a [C] copper fibula, bow type.
18121B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Beads. Agate ball and carnelian balls and double conoids; chalcedony double conoid; lapis, jasper agate and carnelian date-shaped; jasper (?) double conoid; [B] amethyst scaraboid; [A] steatite flattened balls; glazed frit discoid; [C-D] 2 glazed frit thick discoids with criss-cross on one side: [E] small glazed scaraboid with bungled heiroglyphs: [F] pebble scaraboid. Roughly incised thus: [drawing] [G] carnelian domical ovoid roughly engraved with figure of deer (?); [H] small puzuzu head in turquoise: [I] chalcedony seal, with Persian figure of a man standing in prayer. [drawing] [J] Also: a copper fibula. [drawing]
18127.2	32-40-249	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian. Small ball and fleur-de-lys.
18142B	(none)	1932,1008.136	(none)	Beads. A collection of mixed stone beads. The majority of stalagmite calcite, plain milky calcite, black and white granite, marble, steatite, pink limestone, jasper etc. ? Third dynasty.
18202B	32-40-255	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian. Rings and rod pendants.
18203	32-40-256	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian. Rings and poppy seed pendants.
18207C	32-40-258	(none)	(none)	Beads. A mixed lot, largely paste. The bulk was said to be ? and have yellow, blue, and white with and double crescents glass paste nimp, dark reg: with men same tune beads which may not-belong to the main set.
18221B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian. (A) Date-shaped and barrels. (B) Poppy seeds: brought in together and probably from one tomb: with them a number of very small carnelian which probably went with the poppy seeds.
18266B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. (A) 3 triple-bored square spacers of glazed frit, a quantity of minute rings and tubes of blue paste, tubes of white paste and pink limestone; then probably all going together. Also: (B) A mixed string of shell tubes, cylinders and date shaped: glazed frit lozenges, glass paste date-shaped: glaze nasturtium seed, discoids, glass balls, paste double conoids, glass cylinders and paste rings and 1 carnelian cylinder. Found in disorder.
18269M	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) [A and N] Pair of copper bracelets, penannular, square section with flattened papyrus ends. (B) Bangle of thin copper wire. (C) Copper fibula. [drawing] (D) Copper fibula thus [reference to drawing] pin missing. [drawing] (E) [E-O] 2 copper finger rings. (F) Bronze arrowhead, 3-flanged type. (G) Iron knife blade, straight and slender type. Broken. (H) Iron leaf-shaped blade, broken. (I) [I and P] [I] Bone spindle and [P] glazed whorl. (J) Shale amulet in form of bird. [drawing 1:1] (K) Beads: string of very small yellow glaze ring with 6 puzuzu heads of blue glazed frit and some black and white glass paste balls and one yellow pasted bead. (L) Beads: string of pink and white stone scaraboids, large shell disk, blue glaze puzuzu head, paste scaraboid, decorated, glass rings. (M) Beads: Stone beads, carnelian, sard, marble, limestone, rough.
18272B	(none)	1933,1013.157	(none)	Group: (A) Copper fibula thus [reference to drawing]. Complete. [drawing 1:1] (B) Beads. A string of carnelians, strip, double conoids and date shaped. (C) Beads mixed string = glazed scaraboid engraved shell roundel, paste (blue) date shaped and cylinders, glaze balls, variegated, marble date shaped etc. [drawing] (D) Beads: quantity of very small rings, red, white blue glaze, and some carnelians.
18272D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) Copper fibula thus [reference to drawing]. Complete. [drawing 1:1] (B) Beads. A string of carnelians, strip, double conoids and date shaped. (C) Beads mixed string = glazed scaraboid engraved shell roundel, paste (blue) date shaped and cylinders, glaze balls, variegated, marble date shaped etc. [drawing] (D) Beads: quantity of very small rings, red, white blue glaze, and some carnelians.
18353C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. Copper bowl. [A] Umbilical with carinated rim. [B] Copper fibula, angular type, the pin missing. [C] Beads. Very small carnelian rings, small agate date shaped, one lapis ball, small blue glaze rings. [D] Glazed clay pot [Type] P103 [annotation unclear]. [drawing]
18438	(none)	1933,1013.166	(none)	Beads. Carnelian tubes, large and small. Lapis cylindrical, balls and flattened balls, one chalcedony flattened oval, one carneliandate shaped, on agate date-shaped.
18585B	(none)	1933,1013.123	(none)	[A-I] A set of weights. Weights in grains [A] (1) Diorite, pierced at one end. 413 grs. [B] (2) Hematite . 130grs. [C] (3) Hematite 64grs. [D] (4) Hematite 65grs. [E] (5) Steatite 37grs. [F] (6) Steatite 7grs. [G] (7) Steatite 10grs. [H] (8) Hematite 78grs [H]. [I] (9) Doubtful weight: white calcite shaped as a plano-convex bead 315grs. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
18585C	33-35-125	(none)	(none)	[A-I] A set of weights. Weights in grains [A] (1) Diorite, pierced at one end. 413 grs. [B] (2) Hematite . 130grs. [C] (3) Hematite 64grs. [D] (4) Hematite 65grs. [E] (5) Steatite 37grs. [F] (6) Steatite 7grs. [G] (7) Steatite 10grs. [H] (8) Hematite 78grs. [I] (9) Doubtful weight: white calcite shaped as a plano-convex brick 315grs. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
18585D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-I] A set of weights. Weights in grains [A] (1) Diorite, pierced at one end. 413 grs. [B] (2) Hematite . 130grs. [C] (3) Hematite 64grs. [D] (4) Hematite 65grs. [E] (5) Steatite 37grs. [F] (6) Steatite 7grs. [G] (7) Steatite 10grs. [H] (8) Hematite 78grs. [I] (9) Doubtful weight: white calcite shaped as a plano-convex brick 315grs. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
18585H	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-I] A set of weights. Weights in grains [A] (1) Diorite, pierced at one end. 413 grs. [B] (2) Hematite . 130grs. [C] (3) Hematite 64grs. [D] (4) Hematite 65grs. [E] (5) Steatite 37grs. [F] (6) Steatite 7grs. [G] (7) Steatite 10grs. [H] (8) Hematite 78grs. [I] (9) Doubtful weight: white calcite shaped as a plano-convex brick 315grs. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
18694F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) Copper bowl, in good condition, plain. [drawing] (B) Iron dagger blade, long leaf-shaped. (C) Iron knife-blade, broken in 3 pieces. [drawing] (D) Copper ball pendant, (E) 3 hair (?) rings of copper wire [E, G-H]. (F) Beads: carnelian, lapis paste, marble, pebble, limestone, crystal, steatite, frit: rings, balls, date shaped, cylindrical and a few small shaped types, axes, flies, etc.