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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 18241 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. 2 dark agate date-shaped, 1 ditto scaraboid, 1 carnelian flattened and facetted date-shaped, 2 carnelian balls, 3 dark agate small balls, 2 short gold tubular with plaited pattern. |
| 18321 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian chisel-shaped pendants and balls, large and small, and a few double conoids. Order not original. Beads all brought in together. |
| 18347 | 33-35-155 | (none) | (none) | Fruit of gold and carnelian. A simple bead of carnelian shaped thus [reference to drawing], through which is a slender gold stem with a rounded cap above. | |
| 18357 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Carnelian. Broken and one end missing. Two gryphons. |
| 18427 | 33-35-149 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian polished rings. | |
| 18428 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings. |
| 18432 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Polished carnelian rings. |
| 18433 | 33-35-148 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian tumbler. |
| 18439 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Large shell tubular bead, date-shaped calcite head flattened on one end, carnelian rings and very small small rings and a few large ditto and one large ring of black stone. |
| 18440 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Large carnelian rings and 2 shell curved tubes. |
| 18441 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings and two barrel-shaped of black steatite and 1 shell cylindrical. |
| 18445 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings. |
| 18459 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings, 1 agate and 1 dark steatite cylindrical, 2 pink limestone short tubes and some shell rings. |
| 18460 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings, lapis rings, 2 lapis tubular and one ball. |
| 18462 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Shell and carnelian rings and very long bugles apparently of white paste (?) broken: also a barrel of dark steatite (?) |
| 18465 | 33-35-152 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings and 1 tubular. | |
| 18473 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings. |
| 18474 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings. |
| 18475 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings. |
| 18484 | 33-35-150 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings. |
| 18522 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings. One large steatite (?) ring. |
| 18554 | 33-35-145 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings and shell cylindrical, the latter coarsely made. | |
| 18555 | 33-35-146 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Long rings of cowrie and other shells, shell rings and tubular, large flat rings of black stone, lapis cylindrical and balls, carnelian cylindrical. | |
| 18557 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian: 100 unfinished beads, only roughly chipped into shape and unpierced (one has the piercing started but not finished): intended for rings and cylindrical |
| 18576 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings and one short tube of white frit probably once glazed. |
Related Terms
Agate - Chrysoprase - Jasper - Sard
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