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)
10729 (none) (none) (none) Beads 2 strongs worn round neck Minute lapis balls, lapis diamond, gold balls, (minute) Carnelian barrels (minute)
10742 (none) (none) B16938 Necklace with silver dog amulet Jasper, carnelian, silver beads and one (oolite?) Silver dog has a harness represented by a relatively wide band of copper round neck along top of back and running round rear portion of body in a single piece. Body perforated longitudinally. For order and sketch see Field Note.
10751B (none) (none) (none) Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian and lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) One large gold lunate earring. (D) Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials. [drawing] (E) A silver pin with a lapis ball head. [H] A second similiar Tip missing. (F) Necklace of lapis lazuli double conoids and carnelian ring beads, also lapis lazuli oval beads. (G) A cockle shell containing black paint.
10751F (none) (none) (none) Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian and lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) One large gold lunate earring. (D) Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials. [drawing] (E) A silver pin with a lapis ball head. [H] A second similiar Tip missing. (F) Necklace of lapis lazuli double conoids and carnelian ring beads, also lapis lazuli oval beads. (G) A cockle shell containing black paint.
10752B (none) (none) (none) Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian and lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) [.1-.2]Pair of large gold lunate earrings (D) Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials. (E) [E and K] 2 silver pins with lapis ball heads. (F) 4 strings of double conoid beads, gold, lapis and silver, for order of stringing cf. Field Note. (G) [G and L] 2 pairs of cockle shells containing black and green paint and some blue paint. (H) A miniature baked clay vase. (I) [I and M] 2 silver earrings. 2 1/2 coils. (J) Necklace: 3 strings of gold and lapis double conoids.
10753 (none) (none) B16920 Necklace 3 strings For order see Field Note Minute gold and lapis barrel beads. Gold, carnelian, and lapis double conoids.
10757 (none) (none) B16924 Cylinder Seal Carnelian with gold caps 3 goddesses, one seated; on the lap of the seated goddess a naked male figure. All the goddesses wear wigs of similar type and hair done up at back in a bun. One advances towards throne carrying a bowl, the second carries a vase with a splayed base suspended by a long handle. Behind throne a goddess carrying an (Ostrich fan?) All the goddesses wear skirts fringed at bottom and with a long hem running down side.
10762 (none) (none) (none) Necklace 2 strings of beads Carnelian, gold, lapis For order cf Field Note
10789 (none) (none) B17567 Beads Forming a bangle [struck out: "In center large flattened elliptical shaped agate bead"] Gold balls, carnelian rings and barrels & lapis barrels
10793 (none) (none) (none) Necklace Rough gold ball beads. Large flattened double conoid agate Sard lentoid-blue Carnelian bugles Rock crystal double conoid Banded sard bugle For order see Field Note
10795 (none) (none) (none) Head Ornament Cloisonne work consisting of a circular piece of gold foil inlaid with lapis and carnelian. Lower portion of the ornament is cut to represent a crescent moon [drawing with color key: black=lapis inlay, grey=carnelian inlay, white= cold foil] 1:1 Part of the inlay missing. A second similar was found on the head hopelessly broken and fragmentary. These seem to have been worn as ornaments on top of the head possibly on the crown of a wig?
10801A (none) 1928,1010.291 (none) Tomb Group A. Beads : carnelian and lapis with good fly ornament : see Field notes B. Beads : lapis double conoids and a few silver C. Short lengths of thin gold ribbon each folded up into a little wad weights in grains, 16, 16, 21, 16, 16, 12, 11 1/2, 12 1/2, 7, 10, 10, D. Silver wire spiral coil ear-ring E. Plain silver wire bracelet
10803B (none) (none) (none) Tomb Groups A. Beads. Silver and lapis double conoids. B. Beads: small lapis balls, small gold, and some carnelian rings. C. [C.1-.2] Pair of silver wire spiral coil earrings. D. Copper pin with plain tang head. E. Cockle shells containing paint.
10804A (none) (none) (none) Tomb Group A. Few beads: lapis and carnelian. B. Copper pin with plain metal ball head, broken. C. [C and E] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings. D. White shell cylinder seal much decayed: visible, a man with bird-like head and 2 fighting animals
10815A (none) (none) (none) Tomb Group A: Frontlet of large beads, lapis and silver with carnelian rings. B: Beads: lapis double conoids. C: Silver pin with lapis ball head, Type V. D: [D-E] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings.
10816A (none) (none) B16782 Tomb Group. (A) Beads from neck: gold double conoids, carnelian rings, lapis double conoids forming top string. Middle string: lapis double conoids. Bottom string: silver double conoids. (B) Fragments of decayed silver earrings. (C) Silver pin with lapis ball head. Type V. (D) decayed miniature clay vase, pinkish drab friable surface. (E) [E and G] Pair of cockle shells, blue and greenish paint mixed. (F) Five or six shell rings.
10818A (none) (none) B17590 Tomb Group A. A few odd beads round neck; decayed silver double conoids, one or two carnelian rings. B. [B and F] Pair of cockle shells corroded together, containing black paint. C. Decayed copper pin, rectangular in section. Type III variant. D. Few decayed shell rings worn on breast, probably originally a belt. E. Fragments of silver earrings
10819C (none) (none) (none) Tomb Group. A. [A and F] Two copper pins, both broken, one with a plain the other with a fluted lapis ball head. Tip of second missing. Type V B. [B and G] pair of cockle shells containing black and green paint. C. necklace of lapis and silver double conoids and carnelian ring beads. For order see Field Notes. D. [D.1-.2] Pair of silver earrings 2 1/2 coils E. A limestone bowl. Type XII
10823A (none) (none) (none) Tomb Group A. Necklace of gold and lapis lazuli double conoids and long carnelian facetted lentoids. B. [B and I] 2 silver earrings, 2 1/2 coils. C. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal in 2 registers. Banquet scene. Above, four seated figures, 2 of whom are sucking from straws: below, shrine gate, a porter, 3 seated figures 2 of whom suck straws. The straws are placed in jars which stand upon a ring headed, others have perfect circles in place of a head. D. Silver pin with lapis ball head and gold leaf cap. Head broken from stem. Type V. E. Fluted silver beaker, sides compressed. F. Fragments of a silver ribbon head band. G. Rings forming a silver belt. H. Cockle shells containing paint. I. A Pair of large double lunate gold ear rings J. A gold ear ring in 2 1/2 coils
10830A (none) 1928,1010.191 (none) Tomb Group. A. Silver and lapis lentoid beads. B. Silver razor (?) Type XVI. [drawing] C. Copper razor, same type, stem broken: corroded to remains of a second which is all decayed Type XVI. D. [.1-.2] Silver earrings, wire spiral coils, two. E. A number of shell rings. F. Cockle shells containing paint.
10832A (none) (none) (none) Tomb Group. (A) Beads. Lapis and silver and 1 - carnelian. (B) [B-C] 2 silver earrings wire spiral coils
10834A (none) (none) (none) Tomb Group. (A) Beads. Lapis lentoids and carnelian rings. (B) [B and D] 2 silver earrings wire spiral coils. (C) Cockle shell containing paint.
10840 (none) (none) (none) Beads One fairly large carnelian lentoid, carnelian rings, gold balls, and a few dark steatite lentoids
10848 (none) 1935,0113.443 (none) Beads 5 large carnelian lentoids and 1 small gold ball (from the neck)
10866A.3 (none) (none) B16781 [A.1-.3] Beads Double conoids Gold 68 Lapis 250 Probably forming 3 separate strings, one of gold, two of lapis

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