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)
16429K	31-43-94	(none)	(none)	Weight. bugle [crossed out] cylindrical. haematite. red-brown. Weight 0.296 grs. 2 little sheqels (nominally 0.280). Type III.
16239Z	31-43-92	(none)	(none)	Weight 0.896 GRS. lentoid, haematite, black. 6 little sheqels(?) (nominal weight 0.84 grs.) Type II.
16239B	31-43-91	(none)	(none)	Weight 1.08 GRS. Ovoid. Steatite. Red-Brown 1/2 minette? (nominal weight 1.4025 grs.). Type I
16117	31-43-66	(none)	(none)	Stamp seal. Mauve chalcedony(?) Concial-suspended by copper wire. Roughly engraved with figure of a man. [drawing]
16656	31-43-62	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal, carnelian. 2 bird-like beasts and star.
16122	31-43-50	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Banquet scene, 2 seated figures drinking from a common cup out of tubes. Behind one of them a standing figure. Poor cutting.
16743	31-43-46	(none)	(none)	Quartz cylinder. Unengraved. Unpierced. cf. U. 16606. [drawing 1:1]
17315	31-43-45	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Hematite. Black. Cut down. Three standing figures, an animal, crescent moon. Two wedge like signs.
16709	31-43-44	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black hematite. Nude female standing; god in long skirt, right foot tree and poised on a low stool, raises hand in greeting to a standing warrior who is clad in a short tunic.
17251	31-43-43	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16704	31-43-42	(none)	(none)	Fragment. Cylinder seal. hematite. Presentation scene; Standing god and 2 standing figures approaching. Crescent moon and star.
16130	31-43-199	(none)	(none)	Ear stud. Dark green jasper? [drawing]
17054	31-43-164	(none)	(none)	4 beads. 1 amethyst - 4 sided [represented in drawing] lozenge shaped section. 3 carnelian (2 discoid and 1 ring bead). 1 bone lentoid. [drawing]
16781A	31-43-163	(none)	(none)	[A] Beads: carnelian rings and barrels; [B-E] 4 glass paste Puzuzu heads; [F] lapis lazuli barrels; [G] glass paste rings, balls and lentoids; [H] 1 hematite lentoid; [I] 1 fluted glass paste, ring bead with ridged ends; [J] also a copper earring with uvular pendant.
16688	31-43-160	(none)	(none)	5 beads: 1 gold ball-fluted with ridged ends; 1 carnelian ball and double conoid; 1 hemispherical sard; 1 lapis lazuli barrel.
17056	31-43-159	(none)	(none)	Beads. Amethyst oval, flat on our side, convex on the other. Quartz lentoids and double conoids. Jasper lentoid. Agate barrels and lentoids. Granite double conoid. Black steatite amulet, on oval shaped stamp seal with an animal figure engraved thereon surmounted by a squatting lion. Glass paste scaraboid bead. Carnelian double conoids.
16684	31-43-155	(none)	(none)	Carnelian and frit beads. [card shows only profile drawing of a vase]
16653	31-43-154	(none)	(none)	Flat amethyst seal, and 5 carnelian beads.
17021.1	31-43-150	(none)	(none)	[.1-.2] Beads. About 130 in all. Carnelian, lentoids, balls, rings, double conoids, discoids. Lapis lazuli double conoids, rings and discoid. Glass paste balls, and a few worked discoids.
16795.1	31-43-148	(none)	(none)	[.1-.2] Beads: glass paste: balls, lentoids, pear-shaped beads, 1 variegated glass bugle bead-combed decoration. Also carnelian, agate and steatite; and some worked yellow glazed beads.
16697	31-43-147	(none)	(none)	Beads: Mostly lentoids. Jasper, carnelian, granite, agate, sard, lapis, quartz. A few carnelian balls and double conoids.
17037	31-43-144	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Carnelian, discois, lentoids, double conoids, amethyst, facetted tetragonal, lozance shaped in facetted lentoids. Lapis Lazuli double conoid. Agate beads like: [reference to drawing]. Quartz lentoids. [drawing]
16658	31-43-143	(none)	(none)	Beads. Painted amethyst lentoids and double concoids. Agate balls and barrels. Glass ball bead. 1 copper tubular bead.
17357	31-43-142	(none)	(none)	Beads. 1 Mother of pearl (?) ball. Glass paste bugles and double conoids. Carnelian double conoids, ring beads. 1 steatite double conoid. 1 pale lapis lazuli (?) bugle.
17038	31-43-140	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian, quartz and a few lapis lazuli lentoids and double conoids.