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)
8137	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. 90 lapis lazuli beads. Double conoids. Ball beads and a few lentoids.
8147	(none)	1928,1009.129	(none)	Necklace. 90 carnelian ring beads. 7 hematite ring beads. 12 silver beads, double conoids - 1 poppy head? lentoids and bugle beads.
8152	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper pin with lapis ball head. [Type] V
8154	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis (& a few carnelian) from 2 parallel strings worn round the neck: see tomb notes.
8159	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Small lapis balls etc.
8162	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver pin with fluted ball head of lapis. Capped with gold. There is a hole through the top end of the shaft and affixed against one end of the hole is a small carnelian ring bead. It looks as if a string had been passed through the hole with a head at the end of it to prevent its slipping out; in that case, the pin must have acted as a true toggle. [Type] V.
8164	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis, carnelian and silver. About 180 in all. The lapis and carnelian are double conoids: some of the silver are the same, some are treble ball heads and some are imitation shells. Strung, silver lapis carnelian lapis silver.
8168	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Small lapis and gold: found together and forming one string.
8169	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 balls facing each other: between them a mountain wherein trees(?). Behind them in the air an object [drawing: symbols on seal] with a bird on it. Very fine cutting.
8171	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper pin with lapis ball head. The set of beads, U.8172, were found mostly fastened on to the pin by oxidation, laying all along the shaft from near the head: they might have been originally fastened to it if the shaft is pierced - but no hole is now visible. [Type] V.
8172	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 7 carnelian, 6 lapis, and gold (4). The gold are seed-pods thus [drawing 1:1]. The carnelian similar but with no central rib, the lapis flat and rectangular and 2 bugles (this last may not belong to this string) : for order of threading see field notes. Found affixed to U.8171. The gold beads have a wooden tube down the middle, 2 leaves of gold being soldered (or cemented) together on either side of this: the string went through the wood.
8177A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. A: Carnelian lentoids. B: Small lapis balls with the carnelians is one longer with artificial white bands. For stringing see field notes.
8178	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Three, two of lapis, one of gold. Faceted lentoids of exaggerated size. Found together. [drawing] 1:1
8201	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis and silver with a few carnelian and some small glazed frit rings.
8210	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large balls of lapis. See field notes: almost certainly strung together with no silver beads between. They seem to be connected with the silver flower ornament (U.8212) and perhaps formed a chaplet round the head from which the flowers rose.
8211	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. A large number of lapis and carnelian beads, now all mixed together, but originally forming a number of separate strings for which see field notes.
8228	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Gilgamesh between 2 lions and Eabani with a bull.
8229	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Gold double conoids; lapis and carnelian (lapis double conoids, carnelian mostly rings and 1 big faceted lapis lentoid).
8250	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Mixed lapis and shell, 29 in all, 28 found together in a basket, 1 biggish lapis ribbed ball formed apart and possibly belonging to the copper pin U.8248.
8264	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. 40 blue glazed ring beads. 1 lentoid carnelian. 1 double conoid gold bead. 1 rock crystal ring bead.
8266	(none)	(none)	(none)	3 beads. 2 carnelian double conoids. 1 _.
8267	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 49 in all - double conoid lapis and carnelian, 1 small silver ball bead, and a number of minute carnelian ring beads. Also 2 gold double conoids.
8274A	(none)	1928,1009.90	(none)	[A-B] Necklace. About 250 beads, mostly small. 1 large faceted lapis lazuli. 18 double conoid lapis. 14 lentoid lapis. 18 bugle and double conoid carnelian. 4 or 5 minute gold beads. The rest small carnelian ring beads and lapis ring and ball beads, a few ribbed barrel lapis beads. Fragment of lapis inlay with incised concentric areas [drawing]. Arbitrarily made up into two strings .
8279	(none)	(none)	(none)	Pin. Silver. Lapis lazuli ball head. Rounded in section. [drawing 1:2] [type] V
8295	(none)	(none)	(none)	2 beads. 1 double conoid lapis lazuli. 1 double conoid silver.