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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3262 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Of carnelian, crystal, agate, one pebble and one amethyst; carnelian very roughly cut. In text: Neo-Babylonian period(5) in cat. |
| 3362 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bead necklace. Mixed up gold, agate and carnelian. |
| 6017 | (none) | (none) | B16387 | 8 shaped colored beads, including crescent shaped agate pendant, shell and carnelian. | |
| 6613A | (none) | (none) | B16389 | Necklace. Arbitrarily re-strung. 51 mixed beads. E. | |
| 6678C | (none) | (none) | (none) | 3 Necklaces (A) Agate beads 45 in number. Arbitrarily re-strung. B. (B) Amethyst and gold beads 66 in number. Arbitrarily re-strung. B. (C) Carnelian beads 27 in number. Arbitrarily re-strung. B. |
| 6796 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Carnelian beads. E. |
| 6918 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Carnelian. Fragmentary. Scene of worship. Goddess leading votary by the hand. |
| 6919 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Carnelian beads. Collection of 22. Some broken. E. |
| 7002 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Collection of beads. Small paste and carnelian also bronze fragments. |
| 7037 | (none) | (none) | B16381 | Necklace. Carnelian beads 23 in all. | |
| 7099 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Containing cylinder seal of carnelian. Inscribed. Cylinder seal; lapis lazuli plain. 65 carnelian beads. On carnelian cylinder seal. Worship of a standing god by votary led by the hand. Standing god holds club? Introducing goddess may be Dim-tab-ba. Inscribed: Dim-tab-ba. Cf. U.7097, U.7098 and U.7100-U.7106. |
| 7130 | (none) | (none) | B16390 | Necklace. 15 gold filigree and carnelian beads. Arbitrarily re-strung. E. | |
| 7131 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 64 carnelian, agate and paste beads. Arbitrarily restrung. |
| 7505 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bangle. Carnelian, lapis lazuli, white paste and crystal beads. 4 spacers, 2 of bone pierced 6 times and 2 of lapis lazuli pierced 3 times. 133 beads in all. |
| 7572 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Carnelian, blue crystal, yellow and one lapis lazuli bead. 34 in all. Lentoids, ring beads, bugle beads and double conoids. Restrung in original order. Found with Phonecian black and blue glass bottle U7660 and with clay pot Type XXIX |
| 7619 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. 113 beads. Mostly yellowish frit. 2 double conoid lapis lazuli, 1 double conoid carnelian and 1 carnelian ball bead. |
| 7621 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 7 beads. 6 agate lentoid, 1 carnelian bugle bead. Kassite. |
| 7666 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 3 complete carnelian beads. 2 fragments. One small lentoid, the rest large bugle beads slightly convex in the middle. One of the 3 complete beads broken and mended. Neo-Babylonian. |
| 7693 | (none) | (none) | (none) | String of beads. Gold, carnelian and lapis. |
| 7944 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace 93 lapis lazuli double conoid 11 carnelian ring beads 1 carnelian bugle bead 2 lots of silver ball beads in groups of 4 and 3 |
| 7945 | (none) | (none) | B16808 | Necklace. 6 lapis lazuli double conoids [drawing] (not to scale). 4 lapis double conoids -smaller type [drawing]. 6 carnelian double conoids. 2 carnelian ring beads. | |
| 7958 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads of carnelian etc. From a bracelet. 2 carnelian, 4 jasper (blood stone), lentoid bugles, 4 silver ball beads, 1 gold plated copper ball bead (decayed). |
| 7962 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads of lapis, carnelian and gold, and one agate. Double conoids of different sizes, and 2 large gold-plated ball beads. 34 gold beads in all. There was evidence that these formed a separate string, stone and metal beads strung alternately. |
| 8010 | (none) | (none) | B17667 | Beads. Carnelian. Mostly minute ring beads. With them a few small balls etc. |
| 8011A | (none) | (none) | B16811 | Beads. Very large carnelians. Double conoids and one or two bugles. These were strung in 4 parallel strings [A-D] (one set made up with a similarly shaped gold bead) apparently with lapis balls between the carnelians, but this was not quite certain. [see also U.8017] |
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