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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 11204 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. (7). Large lapis double conoid; oolite? barrel bead; 2 gold ring beads; 2 carnelian ball beads; 1 rock crystal double conoid. |
| 11205 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Long carnelian bugle bead. Lapis diamonds. Carnelian & gold rings. For order see Field Note. |
| 11215 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Consisting of 2 strings of beads. 110 carnelian double conoids, 1 rectangular shaped agate bead convex on either side, elliptical in section. 50 carnelian ring and discoid beads. 68 lapis lazuli beads. 47 gold beads (tubular pieces of gold foil) |
| 11223 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. 2 lapis: lentoids, facetted, one broken. Wood (?) lentoid, 2 carnelian rings, also one silver earring. |
| 11230B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian & lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) [C.1-.2] Pair large lunate gold earrings. (D) Silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials-gold, silver & shell. (E) [E and K] 2 silver pins with bent heads capped by a lapis ball head. Type VI. (F) Necklace of fluted lapis ball beads. (G) Frontlet of beads in 7 rows, gold, bugle, carnelian ring beads, lapis bugles. (H) Necklace of lapis & gold triangles. (I) Necklace of alternate lapis & silver double conoids. (J) Miniature vase of light drab clay, part of rim missing. |
| 11230G | (none) | (none) | (none) | Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian & lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) [C.1-.2] Pair large lunate gold earrings. (D) Silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials-gold, silver & shell. (E) [E and K] 2 silver pins with bent heads capped by a lapis ball head. Type VI. (F) Necklace of fluted lapis ball beads. (G) Frontlet of beads in 7 rows, gold, bugle, carnelian ring beads, lapis bugles. (H) Necklace of lapis & gold triangles. (I) Necklace of alternate lapis & silver double conoids. (J) Miniature vase of light drab clay, part of rim missing. |
| 11411 | 30-12-580 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Gold, carnelian, lapis, agate and paste. For original order see tomb notes. | |
| 11412 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. 3 only. 1-carnelian bugle; 1-long limestone lentoid; 1-red and white breccia (?) found tied round the left upper arm. |
| 11417 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Re-string in original order. Lapis, carnelian and jasper. |
| 11427 | (none) | 1929,1017.306 | (none) | Beads. Re-strung mostly in original order (see field notes). Carnelian, lapis, silver, jasper and glass. |
| 11444 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. A few small beads of lapis, carnelian and shell, found together but not in order. |
| 11450 | 30-12-496 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small, 1 of gold leaf over bitumen, lapis, silver and carnelian. | |
| 11451 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small mixed beads: carnelian, silver, lapis. (for original order see tomb notes. |
| 11468A | (none) | 1929,1017.321 | (none) | Beads. (A) A string of lapis and carnelian bugles & double conoids with a few of silver decayed, and a lapis cylinder with criss-cross pattern. (B) Small rings of paste & lapis with a lapis frog amulet. |
| 11477 | 30-12-465 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian and lapis, bugles & lentoids; a few ball-heads of dark wood (ebony?) most of which fell to pieces. For order see Field Notes. | |
| 11485 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. One long bead of white shell, and a number of small lapis and carnelian beads, lentoids and balls. [drawing 1:1] |
| 11501 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small lapis & carnelian & silver. see Field Notes. |
| 11508 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Duck weight carnelian. Type VI. [drawing 1:1] |
| 11514 | (none) | 1929,1017.303 | (none) | Beads. Lapis lentoids & double conoids with 2 ribbed gold balls & a few carnelians (rings and 1 bugle). |
| 11520 | (none) | 1929,1017.308 | (none) | Beads. Lapis & carnelian. |
| 11521B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tomb Group. Consisting (A) A gold frontlet, oval decorated edge with half-punctured dots, as also round the string-holes at each end: broken & parts missing. (B) Beads: a quantity of small lapis balls & a string of gold & carnelian bugles with lapis balls (see Field Notes) (C) A string-sealing of bitumen, a flattened ovoid. |
| 11531 | 30-12-451 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelians, lapis & chrysoprases (?) see Field Notes. | |
| 11535 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Gold, silver, carnelian & lapis. 4 large carnelian & 2 silver diamonds, the rest small balls, etc. See Field Notes. |
| 11558 | (none) | (none) | (none) | (beads) Wreath. Small gold ring pendants hanging from 3 rows of lapis & carnelian beads (See Field Notes) (NB most of the beads are in the mixed collection: than kept with the gold rings show the types to be used in re-stringing.) |
| 11559 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Pandants of gold, lapis & carnelian (with spacers) strung on rows of very small lapis, carnelian & gold beads (see Field Notes). (Most of the beads are in the mixed collection: those kept with the pendants show the type to be used in re-stringing). |
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Agate - Chrysoprase - Jasper - Sard
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