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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 19945 | 35-1-71 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian cylinders and rings, lapis ditto, 2 large chalcedony flattened ovals (one broken and ground down to half). |
| 19944 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian cylinders and 1 long faceted double conoid. |
| 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. |
| 12642 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian bugle and remains of silver bugle on a wooden core. |
| 17061 | (none) | 1931,1010.243 | (none) | Beads. Carnelian balls, rings. Glass paste rings. 1 large jasper (?) lentoid. 1 hematite (?) Double conoid. |
| 19435 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. carnelian balls and short date-shaped, lapis balls and balls of black and white marble. |
| 18690 | 33-35-153 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian balls and date-shaped, and one lapis lazuli ring. | |
| 11477 | 30-12-465 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian and lapis, bugles & lentoids; a few ball-heads of dark wood (ebony?) most of which fell to pieces. For order see Field Notes. | |
| 17089 | (none) | 1931,1010.240 | (none) | Beads. Carnelian and glass paste balls. 3 carnelian and 3 glass. |
| 800 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian 12; amethyst 11; crystal 1; restrung approximately in the original order. Bracelet. |
| 12085 | (none) | 1929,1017.296 | (none) | Beads. Carnelian & frit lentoids; and lapis amulet in shape of a fly. |
| 8644 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Bugles of lapis (and hematite?). Silver beads and a few carnelian rings. For order see field notes. |
| 11855 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Barrels & lentoids of gold, lapis & carnelian, with flat carnelian pendant. (for order see Field Notes). |
| 17056 | 31-43-159 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Amethyst oval, flat on our side, convex on the other. Quartz lentoids and double conoids. Jasper lentoid. Agate barrels and lentoids. Granite double conoid. Black steatite amulet, on oval shaped stamp seal with an animal figure engraved thereon surmounted by a squatting lion. Glass paste scaraboid bead. Carnelian double conoids. | |
| 15175 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Agate, carnelian, chalcedony. Two of the agates shaped thus: varied shapes: three-faced lentoids; cushion-shaped beads; balls, rings, barrels and lozenges. (lunate, heartshaped). [drawing 1:1] |
| 17045 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Agate large cylindrical and lentoid. Granite lentoid. Carnelian discoids, balls, rings. Glass paste balls, rings, double conoids. |
| 8919 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. A string of moderately large beads, balls of gold foil over copper (in bad condition) and lapis, with a few carnelian, one of the latter a bugle with gold cap. |
| 11744C | 30-12-642 | (none) | (none) | Beads. A string of minute beads, gold, lapis & carnelian, with gold spacers giving 3 rows. | |
| 12477 | 30-12-572 | (none) | (none) | Beads. A string of flat gold diamond beads, carnelian diamonds small gold balls and small carnelian balls. (restrung as far as possible in the original order). | |
| 10975 | (none) | (none) | B17046 | Beads. A string of decorated gold pipe beads, 22mm, long, with small gold balls,etc . 21 tubular carnelian, 2 gold, 3 lapis. 27 gold balls (17050 = U 10975-79, 80-81). REACCESSIONED AS 83-7-1. |
| 10975B | 83-7-1.3 | (none) | B17046b | Beads. A string of decorated gold pipe beads, 22mm, long, with small gold balls,etc . 21 tubular carnelian, 2 gold, 3 lapis. 27 gold balls (17050 = U 10975-79, 80-81). REACCESSIONED AS 83-7-1. | |
| 12476 | (none) | 1929,1017.245 | (none) | Beads. A string of carnelian balls and gold ribbed balls strung alternately (except in part when 2 gold come together). |
| 11728 | 30-12-561 | (none) | (none) | Beads. A necklace formed of 17 gold tube beads with applique filigree decoration, 16 plain gold lentoids, 34 plain lapis lentoids, 1 large gold fluted ball, 2 ditto. lapis and a number of very small carnelian rings. For order see Field Notes. | |
| 18144A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. A mixed lot. Carnelian, agate, jasper, marble hematite lapis and agate. Mixed shapes: one double tubular; date stamped, tubular, rings etc. Also, a spindle whorl of grey steatite. |
| 18144B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. A mixed lot. Carnelian, agate, jasper, marble hematite lapis and agate. Mixed shapes: one double tubular; date stamped, tubular, rings etc. Also, a spindle whorl of grey steatite. |
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Agate - Chrysoprase - Jasper - Sard
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