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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 15310E | 31-17-143 | (none) | (none) | Group: (A) Narrow gold ribbon spirally twisted: (B) Gold finger ring made from a strip of thin metal with the edges curled over to imitate 2 solid hoops; (C) Beads from necklace: carnelian, lapis, gold, hematite, agate, steatite: for order see field notes.; (D) Small gold and lapis ball head; (E) Small lapis & carnelian beads (only about 5 altogether, mixed in box with (D). See Field Notes. |
| 15312 | 31-17-67 | (none) | (none) | Beads: gold, lapis, carnelian, agate, limestone |
| 15317 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: Lapis, chalcedony, carnelian & agate (see Field Notes) the carnelian ball bead has a bleached pattern of crossed : the bleached carnelian is known in the main cemetery period, and this is the latest dated example except for the big Sargonid gold grave of 1928/9: the cross is usually called Kassite & its appearance thus early is important. [drawing] |
| 15403 | (none) | 1930,1213.95 | (none) | Beads: Amethysts. Faceted double conoids & 3-sided lentoids. Agate. Tubular beads and heart-shaped pendant. Carnelian ring beads & faceted balls. Onyx: barrel. |
| 15404 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: Carnelian balls & double conoids. Agate lentoids and balls. Sard(?) bead shaped like a double bun. Gold double conoid with circular ridged ends. [drawing 1:1] |
| 15453 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: Gold, agate and carnelian balls, and double conoids. |
| 15454 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. 2 decorated gold beads - fluted. 3 gold clusters; each a composite group of 5 small gold balls in 2 layers. Amethyst, carnelian, chalcedony, & jasper double conoids. [drawing] |
| 15462 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: carnelian double conoids & cylindrical; lapis lazuli cylindrical; 2 gold balls; 1 rock crystal ball; 1 silver decorated head. [drawing] TA |
| 15487 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: carnelian rings; onyx barels; paste balls; 1 faceted amethyst cylindrical. |
| 15488 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: carnelian rings. A few paste cylindrical lapis lazuli paste ring beads - minute, a large number. |
| 15492 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 8 beads. Carnelian and paste. |
| 155 | (none) | 1923,1110.183 | (none) | Beads, string of found loose in soil together and re-strung. Large yellow paste and light carnelian, 13 in all. |
| 15704 | 31-17-144 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Silver, agate, shell & carnelian mixed. | |
| 15705A | (none) | 1930,1213.101 | (none) | [A] Beads and [B] Silver finger ring: carnelian & agate bugles, 1 gold ring bead, silver finger ring is of flat strip metal, ends overlapping. |
| 15757 | (none) | 1930,1213.106 | (none) | Beads. Minute, carnelian rings. |
| 15792 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 5 beads. Carnelian rings. |
| 15806 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Carnelian stamp seal. Engraved with figure of a squatting sphinx. [drawing 1:1] |
| 15809 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Lapis and carnelian beads. Glazed balls. |
| 16115 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: carnelian rings; white sard lentoid; green glaze balls; paste lentoids; amethyst double conoids; breceia triangle, agate barrels and lapis paste. (for order of stringing see Field Note). |
| 16138 | (none) | 1931,1010.218 | (none) | Beads: agate double conoids; carnelian double conoids; quartzite double concoids; carnelian ring beads. |
| 16141C | 31-43-136 | (none) | (none) | Amulets. Frit. [A-B] A Pair. Miniature clenched fists perforated for suspension. [From Typed Transcript Only] [C] Necklace: Carnelian, lapis, bone, rock crystal, agate, amethyst. [D] Gold finger ring and [E] bone. [F] copper finger ring |
| 16166 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: Agate, steatite, jasper, glass paste, carnelian lentoids, barrels, balls, double conoid. |
| 16197 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: carnelian rings, one cats eye, one lapis ring |
| 16212 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: A mixed lot of paste, carnelian, agate, jasper, cats eye, crystal, breccia, sard, hematite, lapis, copper, amethyst. Order not kept. |
| 16217C | (none) | 1931,1010.226 | (none) | Beads: (A) small gold lunate earring. (B) Glazed frit scaraboid; (C) A few beads, carnelian, lapis glaze, mixed shapes. Persian period. |
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Agate - Chrysoprase - Jasper - Sard
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