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)
16774	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: carnelian balls; 1 large carnelian lentoid; 1 agate barrel; 2 flattened calcite lentoids.
16782	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: 1 carnleian ring bead; 1 carnelian double conoid; 1 carnelian lentoid; 1 agate lentoid; 1 quartz lentoid; 1 lapis lentoid.
16801	(none)	(none)	(none)	Lapsi lazuli cylinder seal. ^d.En-ki, ^d.Dam-gal-nun-na.
16802	(none)	(none)	(none)	Hematite cylinder seal. ^d.Nin-gal-la-ma-zi, dumu-sal ^dSin-ma-an gim ^d.Lugal-ban-da
16804	(none)	(none)	(none)	Hematite cylinder seal. Warad- ^dSamas dumu Zi-iz-tum Warad Bur- ^dSin
16805	(none)	1931,1010.74	(none)	Carnelian scaraboid. Phoenician inscription. [drawing]
16927D	(none)	1931,1010.232	(none)	Group: objects found together and belonging to a manufacturer of cylinder seals. (A) Limestone fragment, a trial piece with first sketches of 3 standing figures; (B) Limestone fragment, a trial piece with one standing figure nearly finished; (C) Uncut and unpierced cylinders of shell, steatite and limestone; (D) Unfinished beads of rock crystal; (E) Part of an eye of a statue; etc. (F) Limestone fragment a trial piece with the lower parts of 2 standing nude male figures (this was brought in separately, cf. U.16994) (G) Square of red limestone, sculptors trial pieces with unfinished figures of man and dog. [These objects were relettered on the card as follows: C=E, D=F, E=G, F=C, and G=D. Entries in this database, however, follow original lettering]
16960	(none)	(none)	(none)	Limestone statue of a seated goddess. She wears a long flounced garment reaching to the feet; hands clasped below breasts. The hair is confined by a plain heavy bandeau and falls in a square mass behind the back with a lock over each shoulder. The eyes are inlaid with shell and lapis, and the eyebrows with lapis. Very coarse ugly work.
17008	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Glass paste rings - minute. Carnelian rings - minute.
17031	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Larger beads formed a necklace, smaller a bracelet carnelian discoids, rings, balls. Glass paste balls. Miniature glass paste puzuzu heads. 1 silver ball bead. [additional notes on back of card]
17040	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Carnelian scaraboids, double conoids, rings. Lapis lazuli scaraboids. Glass paste ball beads. 1 greenish glass paste scaraboid with quasi heiroglyphic signs? A second marked thus [drawing]
17043	(none)	1931,1010.242	(none)	Beads. Glass paste balls and lentoids and barrels with combed pattern. Carnelian lentoids, discoids.
17045	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Agate large cylindrical and lentoid. Granite lentoid. Carnelian discoids, balls, rings. Glass paste balls, rings, double conoids.
17051	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Amethyst [represented in drawing] four sided, lozange shaped in section carnelian. Double conoids and lentoids and diamonds. Silver ball beads. Glass paste rings, balls, discoids, barrels. Agate. Squares. Lapis lazuli flat lentoid with dragon (?) engraved amethyst scaraboid with fish (?) engraved. [drawing]
17053	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 5 amethysts [represented in drawing] four sided. 1 oval carnelian. 1 large glass paste double conoid. [drawing]
17057	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian lentoids and double conoid. Quartz double conoid. Lapis lazuli barrel. Agate barrel.
17058	(none)	1931,1010.245	(none)	Beads. Carnelian double conoids, ring beads. Glass paste barrels, balls, rings. Glass paste flat oval bead marked thus: [drawing 1:1]
17061	(none)	1931,1010.243	(none)	Beads. Carnelian balls, rings. Glass paste rings. 1 large jasper (?) lentoid. 1 hematite (?) Double conoid.
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]
17089	(none)	1931,1010.240	(none)	Beads. Carnelian and glass paste balls. 3 carnelian and 3 glass.
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.
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]
17098	(none)	1931,1010.238	(none)	Beads. Carnelian lentoids, bugles and double conoids.
17136	(none)	1931,1010.89	(none)	Knuckle-bone in agate. (one of the flanges broken off).