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)
11117	(none)	1928,1010.682	(none)	Necklace. Lapis bugles and ring beads, crystal ring beads, all small sized. One gold bead found in position between 2 crystal rings, but general order was not discoverable. A few beads also found in this order: 1 crystal ring, 2 minute lapis balls, 1 gold ball, 1 crystal ring bead, 2 lapis balls, 1 gold ball, 1 lapis bugle.
12646	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Lapis bugles. Carnelian rings. Silver tubular spheres. See field notes.
12251	(none)	1929,1017.299	(none)	Necklace. Lapis, carnelian, silver beads: rings, balls & double conoids.
10377	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Lapis, gold, carnelian and agate beads. For order see Field Note.
16372	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Large beads. Quartz, glass paste, jasper, sandstone(?) lentoids. For order see Field Note.
11205	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Long carnelian bugle bead. Lapis diamonds. Carnelian & gold rings. For order see Field Note.
10376	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Minute beads. Gold and lapis balls, carnelian barrels. See Field Note for order.
3262	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Of carnelian, crystal, agate, one pebble and one amethyst; carnelian very roughly cut. In text: Neo-Babylonian period(5) in cat.
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]
12632	(none)	1929,1017.255	(none)	Necklace. Small beads. Carnelian and gold balls.
12731	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Three strings. Gold and lapis double conoids.
14479A	31-17-25	(none)	(none)	Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479B	31-17-26	(none)	(none)	Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479C	31-17-27	(none)	(none)	Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479D	31-17-28	(none)	(none)	Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479E	31-17-29	(none)	(none)	Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479F	31-17-30	(none)	(none)	Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479G	31-17-31	(none)	(none)	Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479H	31-17-32	(none)	(none)	Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479I	31-17-33	(none)	(none)	Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479J	31-17-96	(none)	(none)	Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
not assigned	(none)	(none)	(none)	No catalog card exists for this object. It and two other hematite weights are, however, mentioned on the card for U.7073 as having been found together in grave DP.12.
not assigned	(none)	(none)	(none)	No catalog card exists for this object. It and two other hematite weights are, however, mentioned on the card for U.7073 as having been found together in grave DP.12.
18727	(none)	(none)	(none)	Object of unbaked clay. flat oval base 013 x 008 rising with fairly vertical sides to a convex top in the middle of which is an oval depression: it might be an exaggerated copy of a plano-convex brick : total ht 007 In the middle of one side, in the top and close to the edge of the depression, is a large carnelian bead impressed in the clay: below this & to one side of it is a cowrie (?) shell of which the base only shows, making a sort of crescent. [drawing]
9000	(none)	1928,1009.378	(none)	Originally of wood (which has disappeared and left no trace at all), the top and edges encrusted with bone, shell, lapis and red paste tesserae set in bitumen: the bone tesserae are themselves engraved with geometrical and other patterns and inlaid with red paste and lapis. The board is in 2 unequal parts, rectangular, joined by a narrow neck: the upper part consists of 6 squares inside the border, the neck is 1 square wide and 2 long, the lower part had originally 4 rows of squares (12) and below those one or more rows of long triangular tesserae, shell and mother of pearl, with red paste triangles between them, the points of (one row of) the white tesserae pointing downwards. When found the object lay face downwards and on a slant: the upper part, nect, and 3 rows of squares of the lower part were complete, all except for one square at the bottom of the 4th row there was left there in position only a broken corner of a square. The broken square and 3 others, and also a number of triangles, were found separately in the dirt in front and below, but part of a row of white triangles (the red paste was reduced to powder) lay points upwards and face outwards against the back of the board: clearly the latter had been broken and doubled back: the tesserae at the line of the break had sprung and been dislodged. [drawing 1:5]