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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 666 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads of carnelian, amethystine, quartz, agate, etc. |
| 672A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste. |
| 672B | (none) | 1923,1110.177 | (none) | [underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste. |
| 672C | (none) | (none) | (none) | [underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste. |
| 672E | (none) | (none) | B15261 | [underlined] Beads. A large collection, re-strung on such evidence as could be obtained from the burial. See field notes A. Carnelian ball beads, 41 in all. B. Lentoids and carnelian, agate, lapis, hematite + glass paste, 42 in all. C. Small beads, ball, discoid, etc., in carnelian, crystal, lapis, amethystine quartz, black stone + paste. D. Very large lentoid + barrel beads in stone + paste, 1 paste cylinder seal roughly engraved with a man left shooting at a winged griffon. (in regular Deri Huzuh style), a cylinder seal of black steatite sketchily engraved but defaced, another with seated divine figure right and standing adorant left and one column inscription, also very poor work: also shell disk beads: large beads etc... in all 33, shell disks, 167. E. Small carnelian spacers, with small beads of various shapes in glass paste, frit, pebble, stone, etc. F. Mixed lot of beads in stone and paste. | |
| 676A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Set of beads. (A) Large in very light-colored carnelian? =P252 [drawing] (B) String of mixed beads some paste and glass (most of the last broken) and shell center-pieces, with dotted ornament. =P52 [drawing 1:1] |
| 696 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads (re-strung) Large beads of mixed irregular shapes in carnelian, agate, lapis, malachite, pebble, granite, etc. very ugly, 28 in all. |
| 775 | (none) | (none) | B15248 | Carnelian cylinder seal. Archer in chariot driving rt. shoots at kneeling archer l. Late style with a good deal of drill point work, but not bad. ? 8th century. | |
| 799 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. of (crossed out word) carnelian and amethyst, with lunar pendant of agate. Restrung approximately in original order. Carnelian, 58; amethyst, 17; 1 pebble; 1 lapis paste; 1 agate pendant. |
| 800 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian 12; amethyst 11; crystal 1; restrung approximately in the original order. Bracelet. |
| 827 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. 9 bugle-beads of white shell, much decayed; the longest is 7mm long. A few shell disk beads of the usual small type. A quantity of small shells, whole, but pierced for threading. One mother-o'-pearl spacer, flat, thus [drawing 1:1] Half-a-dozen small carnelian ring beads. Found with stonerams |
| 904 | (none) | 1923,1110.181 | (none) | Beads. String of made up from off beads collected in the course of the dig. 56 carnelian, 1 gold. |
| 905 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads string of made up from odd beads collected in the course of the dig. 35 in all: crystal, lapis, pebble, amethyst and carnelian. |
| 906 | (none) | 1923,1110.180 | (none) | Beads string of, made up from odd beads collected in the course of the dig. 30 in all carnelian and agate |
| 907A | (none) | (none) | B15267 | Beads, (A) string of made up from odd beads collected in the course of the dig. 48 carnelian and agate (B) 23 mixed large stone beads. | |
| 1639 | (none) | (none) | (none) | String of beads. (40) Restrung from loose beads. Carnelian rings and lentoids or bugles of carnelian, agate, onyx, etc. |
| 1640 | (none) | (none) | (none) | String of beads. (36) Ball beads of carnelian and rock crystal with cat's eye center. |
| 1641 | (none) | (none) | (none) | String of beads. (39) Mixed shapes in carnelian, rock crystal, lapis lazuli, etc., with central bead of lapis wound round with gold wire. |
| 1642 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads (10) Carnelian, agate, etc., found together. |
| 1643 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Very small gold ball beads, some plain, some fluted; found all together, with a few small lapis and carnelian beads. Sixty strung together, others loose. (purchased) |
| 1661 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Mixed set, carnelian, shell, agate, etc., and one large gold bead. Brought in together. |
| 2683 | (none) | 1927,1003.201 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Carnelian. Time of Assyr influence about BC 700. [drawing] |
| 2814 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Broken Cylinder Seal. Carnelian. Assyrian influence about BC 700. Tree of life and genius. [drawing] |
| 2934 | (none) | (none) | (none) | String of beads. Small lentoids of carnelian, rock crystal, granite, hematite, red jasper, sard, shell, copper, etc., with shell disc pendant. Together and re-strung arbitrarily. |
| 3141 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Minute. Duck weight. Of carnelian, nicely cut. Type VI. |
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