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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 12342 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Carnelian bugle bead. |
| 6919 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Carnelian beads. Collection of 22. Some broken. E. |
| 10356 | (none) | (none) | B17666 | Carnelian beads 2 strings of small barrel beads | |
| 13054 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Carnelian bead. Fragment of a cylinder seal with a presentation scene and inscription. Three figures end below waist and 2 signs for ilu alone remain. |
| 9839 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Carnelian Bead Double conoid Worn alone round neck [drawing] |
| 16684 | 31-43-155 | (none) | (none) | Carnelian and frit beads. [card shows only profile drawing of a vase] | |
| 17915D | (none) | (none) | (none) | Burial group. (A) Twisted gold hair-ribbon. (B) Tubular gold spiral finger ring. (C) Pair of gold hair-rings, spirally coiled, hollowed lunate ends [C and E]. (D) Necklace of alternating gold and carnelian barrel beads. |
| 17930D | (none) | (none) | (none) | Burial group. (A) Fragments of twisted hair ribbon. (B) One gold spirally coiled hair ring, hollow lunated ends. (C) Strings of beads on copper wire, alternate steatite and shell painted with gold, terminating in boss of steatite inlaid with shell panels alternately painted yellow. (D) Necklace of gold diamonds, gold ribbed balls, flat lentoid agates, barrel, carnelians, diamond carnelians, and lentoid steatite, etc. Carnelian balls. (E) Copper bowl. |
| 17917E | (none) | (none) | (none) | Burial group. (A) 3 twisted gold hair-ribbons [A, I and O]. (B) 2 gold frontlets [B and P]. (C) Pair of gold hair-rings, spirally coiled, lunated ends [C and Q]. (D) Tubular gold 4 spiral finger ring. (E) Necklace of gold flat diamonds, gold double conoids, carnelian lentoids, bugles and barrels and diamonds, agate barrels. (F) Necklace of gold balls, agate barrels, flat lentoid agate, carnelian bugles, etc. (G) 4 silver bracelets [G and R-T]. (H) Remains of 2 copper bases, from above grave. [H and U] [J-N are metal vessels with drawings but no descriptive text][drawing] |
| 17917F | (none) | (none) | (none) | Burial group. (A) 3 twisted gold hair-ribbons [A, I and O]. (B) 2 gold frontlets [B and P]. (C) Pair of gold hair-rings, spirally coiled, lunated ends [C and Q]. (D) Tubular gold 4 spiral finger ring. (E) Necklace of gold flat diamonds, gold double conoids, carnelian lentoids, bugles and barrels and diamonds, agate barrels. (F) Necklace of gold balls, agate barrels, flat lentoid agate, carnelian bugles, etc. (G) 4 silver bracelets [G and R-T]. (H) Remains of 2 copper bases, from above grave. [H and U] [J-N are metal vessels with drawings but no descriptive text][drawing] |
| 2814 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Broken Cylinder Seal. Carnelian. Assyrian influence about BC 700. Tree of life and genius. [drawing] |
| 17375 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bracelet. Copper ring beads and double conoids with ridged ends. Carnelian balls, ring beads, double conoids, rock crystal scaraboid. Hematite (?) (?) Barrel. Rock crystal ball bead. 5 greenish glass paste scaraboids one with quasi hieroglyphic signs other with criss cross pattern, star and conventionalized tree. For order see field notet. Also hematite pendant oval, flat, crescent moon and 2 gazelles, mother giving such to young. [drawing 1:1] |
| 16353 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bracelet. carnelian balls, barrels, bugles; agate barrels; lapis double conoid; carnelian lion miniature amulet. [drawing] approx. [?] |
| 16369 | 31-43-127 | (none) | (none) | Bracelet. Beads: Carnelian rings and a few glass balls (decayed). | |
| 14026 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bracelet. Triangular spacers of minute gold ball beads and in between the gold spacers, carnelian ring beads minute, and lapis ring beads minute. The bracelet was therefore made up of gold, -lapis, -gold, -carnelian, -gold, -lapis, alternating in that sequence. |
| 18954 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads; small ribbed gold balls; carnelian balls; one flat date-shaped paste. |
| 18958 | (none) | 1935,0112.82 | (none) | Beads; paste cylinders, small, carnelian double conoids and barrels and diamonds and date-shaped; lapis double conoid and ball, quartzite rhomboid, large. One carnelian has bleached pattern. Restrung in original order. |
| 18953 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads; carnelian and lapis date-shaped (large), carnelian double conoid and barrel, and rings, and small lapis cylindrical; one agate date-shaped. Restrung in original order. |
| 19051 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: two or three carnelian barrels; lapis tubes, 4 small balls or barrels; and small rings of glazed frit; three lapis frog amulets. |
| 18962 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: small string of lapis diamonds, carnelian rings and tubular (one square in section, one round), steatite cylinder and diamond. |
| 19035 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: small lapis barrels, balls, and double conoids; carnelian rings, barrels and tubes, two of the latter with white bleached patterns of concentric circles. |
| 16714 | 31-43-128 | (none) | (none) | Beads: Small carnelian rings and a pair of agate barrels, (silver earrings: handwritten entry ). [the handwritten entry is on UPM typed version, not on original card; probably are earrings marked with this U# in collection] | |
| 18990 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: one very long carnelian tubular, carnelian date-shaped and rings, lapis balls, chalcedony barrel. crystal ring. |
| 16697 | 31-43-147 | (none) | (none) | Beads: Mostly lentoids. Jasper, carnelian, granite, agate, sard, lapis, quartz. A few carnelian balls and double conoids. | |
| 18932 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: large steatite barrel, carnelian double conoids, date-shaped and balls; agate barrels and date-shaped; crystal date-shaped; carnelian tubular, long steatite, long date-shaped, engraved paste rings. Restrung in original order. [drawing] |
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Agate - Chrysoprase - Jasper - Sard
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