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)
11744A 30-12-629 (none) (none) Beads. String of minute beads, gold, lapis & carnelian, with gold spacers giving 3 rows.
11744B 30-12-640 (none) (none) Beads. String of minute beads, gold, lapis & carnelian, with gold spacers giving 3 rows.
11744C 30-12-642 (none) (none) Beads. A string of minute beads, gold, lapis & carnelian, with gold spacers giving 3 rows.
11744D (none) 1929,1017.260 (none) Beads. String of minute beads, gold, lapis & carnelian, with gold spacers giving 3 rows.
11744E (none) 1929,1017.275 (none) Beads. String of minute beads, gold, lapis & carnelian, with gold spacers giving 3 rows.
11770 (none) (none) (none) Frontlet. Gold ring pendants (13) separated by carnelian rings & small lapis bugles. (see Field Notes).
11780A (none) (none) (none) [A] Beads. All the mixed lot collected from the grave: see Field Notes. [B] Some human teeth.
11807 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Long lentoids of gold, lapis & carnelian in sets of 4 (see Field Notes).
11809A (none) 1929,1017.12 (none) [A-D] 4 Gold Frontlets. Each with 2 lengths of gold chain, 2 lapis & 1 gold lentoid beads, 2 carnelian rings.
11809B 30-12-618 (none) (none) [A-D] 4 Gold Frontlets. Each with 2 lengths of gold chain, 2 lapis & 1 gold lentoid beads, 2 carnelian rings.
11809C 30-12-619 (none) (none) [A-D] 4 Gold Frontlets. Each with 2 lengths of gold chain, 2 lapis & 1 gold lentoid beads, 2 carnelian rings.
11809D 30-12-756 (none) (none) [A-D] 4 Gold Frontlets. Each with 2 lengths of gold chain, 2 lapis & 1 gold lentoid beads, 2 carnelian rings.
11836 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Mostly lapis, some silver & 2 carnelian, with lapis spacer in form of 2 birds (or beetles)?
11844 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 1, very long carnelian bugle; a few smaller beads, carnelian, lapis & silver. (see Field Notes).
11855 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Barrels & lentoids of gold, lapis & carnelian, with flat carnelian pendant. (for order see Field Notes).
11873 (none) (none) (none) 3 Beads. 1 very long carnelian bugle. 1 equally long of wood & 1 (facetted) of lapis.
11878 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 2 Carnelian & 1 gold bugles & small Lapis balls, making a frontlet.
11884 (none) 1929,1017.328 (none) Beads. Lapis bugles & carnelian rings from a wreath of silver beech leaves. 1-kept.
11894 30-12-610 (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian lentoids & lapis beads of various sorts, carnelian rings & jasper bugles. For order see Field Notes.
11900.1 (none) 1929,1017.261 (none) [.1-.2] Beads. Small carnelian lentoids and lapis balls.
11903 (none) 1929,1017.6 (none) Gold Pin. With lapis head capped with gold Type VI, B.
11907 30-12-755 (none) (none) Wreath of gold leaves & beads of lapis and [crossed out] carnelian.
11908 30-12-759 (none) (none) Wreath. Gold ring pendants on a string of lapis and [crossed out] carnelian beads. [Drawing of ring and attachment]
11910 30-12-562 (none) (none) Beads. Large double conoids of electrum and carnelian and flat lentoids of carnelian and gold: all from one string on the chest of the central figure in the domed chamber.
11911 (none) 1929,1017.248 (none) Beads. Gold balls (hollow) and balls of light yellow carnelian.

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