This rock ranges in color from white to green to gray to brown to red. It is usually used in statues, as a building material, and as a component in lime.

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
19571 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Lapis diamonds, quartzite diamonds, marble diamonds, large date shaped chalcedony and lapis rings. A garter worn below the knee.
19575.1 (none) (none) (none) [.1-.7] Beads. Carnelian and chalcedony [drawing], carnelian tubes and balls, lapis and marble balls, shell date-shaped : a very large collection : 1 gold
20053 (none) (none) (none) Trial piece. Fragment of white marble vase on which a gem-cutter's sketch for a seated figure of a goddess. On the reverse, another similar figure and some cuneiform signs.
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.
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.
18272C (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.
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.
2937A (none) (none) (none) Necklace [D] including 15 beads carnelian-1 glass- 1 pebble- 3 crystal- 2 paste- 2 sard-and [A-C] three cylinder seals. (A) Red marble Assyrian influence about BC 700. [Drawing] (B) Hematite: Sun god rising sword in hand on mountain-3 lines inscription worn out-BC 2000. (C) Limestone [Drawing]. [E Tablet according to British Museum. Not attested on field card]
17801E (none) 1932,1008.123 (none) Group: From one grave. (A) [A and D] 2 gold earrings, small hollow lunette type. (B) [B and E based on museum divisions] Beads: lentoids, bugles, flattened lentoids of barrels of crystal, agate, marble, lapis, carnelian, and a cat's eye: also, probably from a separate string, small balls of carnelian and of copper plated with gold foil - the latter mostly perished. (C) [C and F] 2 plain copper bangles, one broken.
449B (none) (none) B14963 [A-F] Marble vase. In coarse white marble. Five [Crossed out] Six [Written above] fragments of, showing remains of a frieze of waterpots with water pouring out symmetrically from them. Drawing photo 65.
449C (none) (none) B14963 [A-F] Marble vase. In coarse white marble. Five [Crossed out] Six [Written above] fragments of, showing remains of a frieze of waterpots with water pouring out symmetrically from them. Drawing photo 65.
449D (none) (none) B14963 [A-F] Marble vase. In coarse white marble. Five [Crossed out] Six [Written above] fragments of, showing remains of a frieze of waterpots with water pouring out symmetrically from them. Drawing photo 65.
449E (none) (none) B14963 [A-F] Marble vase. In coarse white marble. Five [Crossed out] Six [Written above] fragments of, showing remains of a frieze of waterpots with water pouring out symmetrically from them. Drawing photo 65.
449F (none) (none) B14963 [A-F] Marble vase. In coarse white marble. Five [Crossed out] Six [Written above] fragments of, showing remains of a frieze of waterpots with water pouring out symmetrically from them. Drawing photo 65.
(none) (none) (none) B16341 Unknown
19575.3 (none) 1935,0112.79 (none) [.1-.7] Beads. Carnelian and chalcedony [drawing], carnelian tubes and balls, lapis and marble balls, shell date-shaped : a very large collection : 1 gold
19575.4 (none) (none) (none) [.1-.7] Beads. Carnelian and chalcedony [drawing], carnelian tubes and balls, lapis and marble balls, shell date-shaped : a very large collection : 1 gold
19575.5 (none) (none) (none) [.1-.7] Beads. Carnelian and chalcedony [drawing], carnelian tubes and balls, lapis and marble balls, shell date-shaped : a very large collection : 1 gold
19575.6 (none) (none) (none) [.1-.7] Beads. Carnelian and chalcedony [drawing], carnelian tubes and balls, lapis and marble balls, shell date-shaped : a very large collection : 1 gold
19575.7 (none) (none) (none) [.1-.7] Beads. Carnelian and chalcedony [drawing], carnelian tubes and balls, lapis and marble balls, shell date-shaped : a very large collection : 1 gold
18144B (none) (none) (none) Beads. A mixed lot. Carnelian, agate, jasper, marble hematite lapis and agate. Mixed shapes: one double tubular; date stamped, tubular, rings etc. Also, a spindle whorl of grey steatite.
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