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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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). |
| 18432 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Polished carnelian rings. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 11124 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Ribbed carnelian bugle bead, lapis double conoid, unusually long carnelian bugle, lapis double conoid, strung in that order. Plain carnelian bugle is broken and mended. |
| 18462 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Shell and carnelian rings and very long bugles apparently of white paste (?) broken: also a barrel of dark steatite (?) |
| 19574 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Shell cylinder with geometric pattern engraved and inlaid lapis dots : minute shell and paste rings, small carnelian and lapis balls and rings. |
| 12622 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Silver and lapis diamonds, balls and small bugles. 2 large carnelian bugles. 1 greenish (chalcedony?) flat lentoid. |
| 17420 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Silver balls and rings. 1 carnelian barrel. 1 agate barrel. 2 facetted amethysts. |
| 11717 | (none) | 1929,1017.246 | (none) | Beads. Silver lentoids & lapis & carnelian lentoids. Long slender gold double conoids & carnelian rings. (see Field Notes) |
| 8622 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Silver ring spacers with between them small beads of silver, lapis and carnelian The silver beads in very bad condition. Order thus [reference to drawing] see field notes. [drawing] |
| 15704 | 31-17-144 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Silver, agate, shell & carnelian mixed. | |
| 11561 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small carnelian balls strung together (see Field Notes). |
| 16261 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small carnelian lentoids with a few carnelian balls, 3 lapis beads and a square lapis bead pierced in both directions. |
| 18482 | (none) | 1933,1013.164 | (none) | Beads. Small carnelian rings and a few lapis. |
| 19942 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small carnelian rings and one big shell ring and a few v. small shell rings. |
| 19852 | 35-1-88 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small carnelian rings. | |
| 20029 | 35-1-84 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small carnelian rings. |
| 12046 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small gold, lapis & carnelian forming a bracelet. (for order see Field Notes). |
| 11501 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small lapis & carnelian & silver. see Field Notes. |
| 12169 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small lapis barrels, large lapis double conoids, carnelian ring beads & double conoids. Also 2 fluted barrel beads: faience. |
| 11994 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small lapis diamonds & balls, & some silver forming a bracelet. Also, 2 carnelian bugles. |
| 14498A | (none) | 1930,1213.107 | (none) | Beads. Small lapis lazuli and carnelian barrels. |
| 14498B | 31-17-105 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small lapis lazuli and carnelian barrels. |
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Agate - Chrysoprase - Jasper - Sard
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