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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 16264 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bead in form of a couchant lion: carnelian. |
| 16285 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: mostly amethyst. 4 facetted flattened lentoids, with these some squares of banded sard, small carnelian balls and some paste and shell rings, and a crescent-shaped pendant of agate. For order see Field Notes. |
| 16286F | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-G] Group from one grave: [A] (1) Small green glazed bottle, Type LXXXVIII; [B-C] (2) Pair copper bracelets with ends; [D] (3) Copper finger ring with flat bezel; [E] (4) Sard scaraboid incised; [F] (5) Carnelian scaraboid engraved; [G] (6) 2 carnelian & one green glazed ball beads; [H-I] (7) 2 slender copper pins with the ends turned over (or point of one pin broken). |
| 16286G | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-G] Group from one grave: [A] (1) Small green glazed bottle, Type LXXXVIII; [B-C] (2) Pair copper bracelets with ends; [D] (3) Copper finger ring with flat bezel; [E] (4) Sard scaraboid incised; [F] (5) Carnelian scaraboid engraved; [G] (6) 2 carnelian & one green glazed ball beads; [H-I] (7) 2 slender copper pins with the ends turned over (or point of one pin broken). |
| 16318 | (none) | 1931,1010.227 | (none) | Beads (6): 5 carnelian; one double pyramidal, two ball, one barrel, one blue glazed ball. |
| 16319 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. 37 beads. Agate lentoids, carnelian balls, glazed frit double conoids, 1 lapis lazuli double conoid, 1 rectangular calcite bead, carnelian barrels, 1 gold double conoid with ridged ends. |
| 16324 | (none) | 1931,1010.249 | (none) | Beads. 1 carnelian ball; 2-chalcedony lentoids; 1 hemispherical section lapis lazuli. |
| 16353 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bracelet. carnelian balls, barrels, bugles; agate barrels; lapis double conoid; carnelian lion miniature amulet. [drawing] approx. [?] |
| 16354 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: carnelian barrels, rings, lentoids. Bone? rings. Steatite rings. Shells |
| 16363 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: 3 gold barrel beads: carnelian rings and a plain scaraboid; 3 lapis scaraboids 1 with design; 2 steatite double concoids; glass paste ring bead-broken; 1 lapis (?) ball bead. [drawing] |
| 16368 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Carnelian: balls, double conoids, lentoids, rings & 2 bugles. Quartz: balls, double conoids. Jasper: 1 flattened double conoid, 1 barrel. Agate:barrel. |
| 16373 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Glass paste ring beads. Carnelian double conoids. Frit double conoids. Jasper(?) green double concoids. fluted Frit discoid. |
| 16375 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Carnelian, lapis lazuli, quartz, sard, mottled stone, variegated glass(?), rings, barrels, flattened double conoids. for order of stringing see Field Note. |
| 16376 | (none) | 1931,1010.225 | (none) | Beads: 2 carnelian balls; 1 jasper double conoid; 1 quartz lentoid; 2 puzuzu head amulets. [drawing 1:1] |
| 16666 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Lapis lazuli, carnelian, agate tubular and barrel beads. |
| 16683 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. 9 carnelian - double conoids and balls, rings. |
| 16685 | (none) | 1931,1010.256 | (none) | Beads. Carnelian: balls and rings and double conoids. Amethyst: double conoids. Lapis lazuli: balls and rings. Agate: lentoids, barrels. Glass paste: lentoids, balls, rings. |
| 16687 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 6 beads. Black and white glass tubular. Carnelian ball and double conoid. Mottled double conoid, Breccia(?) double conoid; cats eye. |
| 16692 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings and lozenges; glass paste rings and balls; rock crystal flattened lentoid. |
| 16695 | (none) | 1931,1010.247 | (none) | Beads. Glass paste: blue and yellow rings. 1 carnelian lentoid. |
| 16696 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: carnelian balls, rings and decagons; colored glass lentoids, rings and balls. |
| 16698 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: Carnelian bugles and flattened double conoids; steatite bugle; glass paste fluted bead; green quartzite(?) bead. [drawing] |
| 16703 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads: Glass balls and rings; 1 yellow glass paste double conoid; carnelian balls and rings; 1 white calcite(?) ball. |
| 16710A | (none) | 1931,1010.255 | (none) | Beads: 401 in all. Jasper, quartz, lapis lazuli, carnelian, agate, cats eye, breccia, granite, amethyst, copper, and various mottled stones, reddish brown, grey, etc. 1 gold double conoid; order not know. Mostly lentoids. Also barrels, rings, double conoids, balls. |
| 16711 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Man-headed winged bull(?) grasping an winged gryphon by the tail. Attributes: star and two spoon-like symbols. |
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Agate - Chrysoprase - Jasper - Sard
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