Beryl, variety emerald, from Colombia.
Exhibition Curator
Jay J. Ague
Professor of Geology and Geophysics
Yale Peabody Museum Curator of Mineralogy
References
Exodus (28:15–30, 39:8–14), Leviticus (8:8)
Hallo, W.W., 1966. Akkadian Apocalypses. Israel Exploration Journal 16:231–242.
Hallo, W.W. and W.K. Simpson, 1998. The Ancient Near East (2nd ed.). Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 324 pp.
Horowitz, W., and V. Hurowitz, 1992. Urim and Thummim in light of a psephomancy ritual from Assur (LKA 137). Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society 21:95–115.
Kunz, G.F., 1971. The Curious Lore of Precious Stones. New York: Dover, 406 pp.
Oren, D.A., 1985. Joining the Club. New Haven: Yale University Press, 440 pp.
Illustration reference
Braun, J., 1680, Vestitus Sacerdotum Hebraeorum. Amsterdam.