Carnelian
Carnelian is a clear to translucent reddish-brown variety of chalcedony. It may vary from a pale orange to an almost black coloration. It has a mohs hardness of 6-7. It is commonly found in India and Siberia.
Carnelian is a clear to translucent reddish-brown variety of chalcedony. It may vary from a pale orange to an almost black coloration. It has a mohs hardness of 6-7. It is commonly found in India and Siberia.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 10090 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Large lentoids, 2 lapis, 1 silver, 2 bitumen(broken) NB the carnelian rings probably went between the large beads |
| 10840 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads One fairly large carnelian lentoid, carnelian rings, gold balls, and a few dark steatite lentoids |
| 9558 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads One gold-capped lapis; silver, lapis, and carnelian. For order see Field Notes. |
| 9628 | (none) | (none) | B16929 | Beads Silver, carnelian, agate, and lapis in their original order (see Field Notes) forming a separate necklace | |
| 9629 | (none) | (none) | B16930 | Beads Silver, carnelian, lapis, copper and paste: original order noted in Field Notes: forming a separate necklace. | |
| 9281 | (none) | 1928,1009.66 | (none) | Beads Small double conoids of gold and lapis One large lapis bead with gold cap and a gold wire let into it spirally one square shell bead & one carnelian bugle. |
| 8592 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Small lapis and carnelian balls Strung two of each alternately |
| 9596 | (none) | (none) | B16951 | Beads Small lapis ball beads & carnelian ring beads strung alternately: in the middle a carnelian double conoid. | |
| 8647 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Small lapis lentoids, and one or two carnelian rings. |
| 9954 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Small lapis, carnelian and paste rings Originally strung in sets of 3 |
| 8044 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Small rings of green glazed frit, A few lapis beads One carnelian One shell |
| 9165A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Small string of lapis and carnelian, mixed types. |
| 9782 | (none) | 1928,1010.181 | (none) | Beads Two large lapis lentoids One gold lentoid 1 lapis bugle |
| 10172 | (none) | 1935,0113.435 | (none) | Beads Worn round wrist 5 lapis double conoids; 4 carnelian bugles; 1 carnelian bugles; 1 carnelian double conoid; lapis and carnelian strung alternatively. |
| 8527 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads 16 gold spacer triangles formed of 2 minute beads with between them minute ring beads of lapis lazuli and carnelian [drawing] 1:1 |
| 8659 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Small balls of carnelian and gold Strung alternately 10 of each |
| 8904 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Small lapis and carnelian with lapis phallic amulet. [drawing 1:1] |
| 18113A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads [A]. Agate elliptical and date shaped, marble elliptical, carnelian date-shaped, carnelian tubular and ball shaped and long double conoid, shaped agate, facetted eliptical in carnelian, blue glaze disk. [drawing] [B-C] Also, scraps of gold foil. [D-E] Also 2 bone spindle whorl. |
| 9153 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads & Seal 1 very long carnelian bugle, i ditto. green jasper, 2 crystal rings and 2 gold balls: on the end a silver button seal with engraved face: subject not decipherable. [drawing] |
| 1642 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads (10) Carnelian, agate, etc., found together. |
| 16318 | (none) | 1931,1010.227 | (none) | Beads (6): 5 carnelian; one double pyramidal, two ball, one barrel, one blue glazed ball. |
| 696 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads (re-strung) Large beads of mixed irregular shapes in carnelian, agate, lapis, malachite, pebble, granite, etc. very ugly, 28 in all. |
| 19577 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads 3 very long shell tubes, shell cylinders, small shells pierced, large black hematite barrels, carnelian rings. |
| 17646 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads about 70 of rock crystal, agate, carnelian, steatite and granite (?). With them, an object in white limestone a disk (badly chipped) pierced in the center, flat and with slight mushroom stem and a second hole in the flat part. [drawing 1:1] |
| 8377 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads etc. Large silver rings to which are attached spacers pierced by 3 holes: between these were set lapis bugles flanked by carnelian rings: see field notes. Part of the chain preserved as found. |
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Agate - Chrysoprase - Jasper - Sard
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