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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12423K | 30-12-731 | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earring. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Silver comb with inlaid flowers. [E] Necklace of lapis and gold triangles. [F] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoid beads. [G] Silver pin with lapis and gold head [Type] VI B. [H] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] VI B. [I] Copper pin with lapis head (broken). [J] A silver finger ring. [K] Wristlet of tubular gold and lapis beads and carnelian rings (order in field notes). | |
 | 12424C | (none) | 1929,1017.203 | (none) | Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earring. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [E.1-.2] Necklace of lapis and silver double conoid beads. [F] Copper pin with lapis head. |
| 12426E | 30-12-685 | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] Large gold lunate earring (only one was found on the head: the other was loose in the ground and need not necessarily below = cf. also No.74). [B] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoid beads. [D] Silver pin with lapis head VI B. [E] Bracelet of tubular gold and lapis beads and carnelian rings (order in field notes). [F-I] Cockle shells with green paint. [4] | |
| 12427I | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [B.1-.2] 2 silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis ribbed ball beads. [E] Necklace of lapis double conoid beads. [F] Necklace of silver double conoid beads [G] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] V B. [H] Cylinder seal, lapis. [I] Bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings: order in field notes. [J] Cockle shells with green paint. |
| 12428G | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [B.1-.2] 2 silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [D] Necklace of silver and lapis double conoid beads. [E] Copper pin with copper head [Type] VI B (broken). [F] A simple large gold lunate earring found clasped in the hand. [G] Bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (order in field notes). |
| 12432H | 30-12-469 | (none) | (none) | Tomb groups. With bodies. [Numbered entries refer to bodies, not all bodies associated with objects.] --No. 3: [A] Whetstone. --No. 11: [B] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [C] Lapis and silver lentoid and bugle beads. --No. 13: [D] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [E] Facetted lapis bugles and some silver lentoid beads. --No. 14: [F-G] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings . [H] Small lapis lentoid beads. --No. 15: [I] Double conoid lapis beads. --No. 16: [J] Very small lapis ball beads. --No.17: [K] Large facetted lapis lentoids. --No. 18: [L] Lapis double conoid beads. --No. 19: [M] Lapis lentoids and some silver beads. --No. 20: [N-O] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings. [P] Lapis lentoid beads. --No. 21: [Q] Small lapis lentoid beads. --No. 22: [R] Silver wire spiral coil earrings. [S] Facetted lapis lentoid beads. [T] Cylinder seal, white shell, decayed (not kept) --No. 23: [U] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [V] Lapis and silver small lentoid beads and a few lapis balls. | |
| 12452 | (none) | 1929,1017.239 | (none) | Beads. Rectangular oblongs of gold, lapis and carnelian. A few only, found loose on the floor, most clearly belonging together. |
| 12453 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. A mixed lot of gold, lapis and carnelian found scattered over the floor of the tomb chamber. |
| 12476 | (none) | 1929,1017.245 | (none) | Beads. A string of carnelian balls and gold ribbed balls strung alternately (except in part when 2 gold come together). |
| 12477 | 30-12-572 | (none) | (none) | Beads. A string of flat gold diamond beads, carnelian diamonds small gold balls and small carnelian balls. (restrung as far as possible in the original order). | |
| 12600 | 30-12-606 | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Carnelian ring beads. | |
| 12615 | (none) | 1929,1017.477 | (none) | Beads. Forming a bracelet. Small double conoids of twisted gold wire alternating with carnelian rings and bugles. |
| 12617 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Slender gold tubes. Carnelian rings. A few minute blue? Glazed frit. 5 large beads consisting of 2 gold worked double conoids, 2 carnelian balls, 1 agate bugle. [drawing] |
| 12622 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Silver and lapis diamonds, balls and small bugles. 2 large carnelian bugles. 1 greenish (chalcedony?) flat lentoid. |
| 12632 | (none) | 1929,1017.255 | (none) | Necklace. Small beads. Carnelian and gold balls. |
| 12635C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A-B] 1) Pair of small spiral copper earrings with thickened lunate ends. [C] 2) Beads: 1 lapis bugle, 1 silver bugle, 1 silver double conoid, 1 carnelian ring bead. |
| 12638E | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Copper pin. [B] (2) Copper pin. [C] (3) Copper pin. [D] (4) Silver earring spiral coils thickened lunate ends. [E] (5) Beads - minute. Lapis bugles, carnelian rings, lapis lentoids, white paste tristed bugles. |
| 12642 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian bugle and remains of silver bugle on a wooden core. |
| 12646 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Lapis bugles. Carnelian rings. Silver tubular spheres. See field notes. |
| 12662B | (none) | 1929,1017.258 | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Copper pin. Straight. Tang head perforated. [B] (2) Beads. Lapis and carnelian lentoids and balls. |
| 12665B | 30-12-589 | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Shell rings. Edge of skirt? [B] (2) Bracelet of small beads: lapis balls, carnelian rings and bugles, and one square carnelian with bleached bands. [drawing] [C] (3) Cockle shell with green paint. | |
| 12677B | (none) | 1929,1017.322 | (none) | Group: [A] Cylinder seal lapis lazuli. Geometric decoration. [B] Beads. Carnelian rings and lapis double conoids also 1 mottled marble barrel bead. [C-D] Earrings. Silver. A pair. 1 1/2 spiral coils with thickened lunate ends and [E] 1 copper. [F] Copper finger ring. |
| 12680D | (none) | 1929,1017.311 | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Copper axe Type XXII. [B] (2) Copper reticule containing manicure tools on ring. Traces of matting on reticule. [C] (3) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Bird headed man and rampant animals. [D] (4) Beads - Worn round forehead? 2 carnelian bugles - 1 lapis lentoid. [E] (5) Stone bowl. White limestone. [Type] XXV. [drawing] |
| 12693D | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] 1) Copper pin. Straight. Tang head. Type II. [B] 2) Silver wire spiral coil earring. 2 1/2 coils. Broken. [C] And 1 small with thickened ends 1 1/2 coils. [D] Beads, carnelian barrels and lapis balls. [E] Clay offering table. Badly broken. Plan. |
| 12698B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Earring. Silver, composite. Three intertwined, one small lunate 1 1/2 coils; second, one end plain, the other as a penannular ring; third 1 1/2 coils of plain silver wire. [B] (2) Beads. 2 carnelian and 1 lapis bugle probably from a frontlet. |
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