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)
9607 (none) (none) B17625 Necklace 9 diamond shaped gold beads; gold ball beads; carnelian ball beads; ring beads; double conoids; and double axe shaped. A few lapis and 1 banded sard lentoid. For order of stringing see Field Notes. About 150 in all.
9612 (none) (none) (none) Necklace Carnelian bugles, double conoids, ring beads, one carnelian bugle has gold foil on the ends 4 lapis double conoids, 1- lapis bugle, a few copper ball beads, 1 or 2 minute gold double conoids For order of stringing see Field Note.
9623A (none) (none) (none) [A-C] 3 Necklaces 3 separate strings all from same grave; gold double conoids and ball beads; on copper cores, silver flattened double conoids, lapis lazenges, ball beads, double conoids, carnelian double conoids, minute ring beads. 1 Agate lentoid 1 jasper lentoid 1 shell? bead [drawing] For order of stringing cf. Field Note.
9623B (none) (none) (none) [A-C] 3 Necklaces 3 separate strings all from same grave; gold double conoids and ball beads; on copper cores, silver flattened double conoids, lapis lazenges, ball beads, double conoids, carnelian double conoids, minute ring beads. 1 Agate lentoid 1 jasper lentoid 1 shell? bead [drawing] For order of stringing cf. Field Note.
9623C (none) (none) (none) [A-C] 3 Necklaces 3 separate strings all from same grave; gold double conoids and ball beads; on copper cores, silver flattened double conoids, lapis lazenges, ball beads, double conoids, carnelian double conoids, minute ring beads. 1 Agate lentoid 1 jasper lentoid 1 shell? bead [drawing] For order of stringing cf. Field Note.
9628 (none) (none) B16929 Beads Silver, carnelian, agate, and lapis in their original order (see Field Notes) forming a separate necklace
9629 (none) (none) B16930 Beads Silver, carnelian, lapis, copper and paste: original order noted in Field Notes: forming a separate necklace.
9639 (none) (none) (none) Beads Gold, carnelian, lapis, agate, and silver. In original order( see Field Notes)
9656A (none) (none) (none) Beads Gold. Large double conoids, small double conoids, tubular beads, barrel beads, fluted ball beads, flattened double conoids, double conoids of spiral wire, circles of spiral wire, 2 elongated double conoids; 4 ring spacers for 3 strings, gold bar spacers (square in section) for 20 strings, 3 gold leaves with spacers for 2 strings. Carnelian. Barrel beads, ball beads, bugles, double conoids, ring beads, 1 worked barrel bead with white pattern, flattened tabloid with gold suspender. Lapis. Large double conoids, small double conoids, fluted ball beads, double conoid with gold suspender for 2 strings.
9656B (none) (none) B17597 Beads Gold. Large double conoids, small double conoids, tubular beads, barrel beads, fluted ball beads, flattened double conoids, double conoids of spiral wire, circles of spiral wire, 2 elongated double conoids; 4 ring spacers for 3 strings, gold bar spacers (square in section) for 20 strings, 3 gold leaves with spacers for 2 strings. Carnelian. Barrel beads, ball beads, bugles, double conoids, ring beads, 1 worked barrel bead with white pattern, flattened tabloid with gold suspender. Lapis. Large double conoids, small double conoids, fluted ball beads, double conoid with gold suspender for 2 strings.
9656C (none) 1928,1010.108 (none) Beads Gold. Large double conoids, small double conoids, tubular beads, barrel beads, fluted ball beads, flattened double conoids, double conoids of spiral wire, circles of spiral wire, 2 elongated double conoids; 4 ring spacers for 3 strings, gold bar spacers (square in section) for 20 strings, 3 gold leaves with spacers for 2 strings. Carnelian. Barrel beads, ball beads, bugles, double conoids, ring beads, 1 worked barrel bead with white pattern, flattened tabloid with gold suspender. Lapis. Large double conoids, small double conoids, fluted ball beads, double conoid with gold suspender for 2 strings.
9656D (none) (none) (none) Beads Gold. Large double conoids, small double conoids, tubular beads, barrel beads, fluted ball beads, flattened double conoids, double conoids of spiral wire, circles of spiral wire, 2 elongated double conoids; 4 ring spacers for 3 strings, gold bar spacers (square in section) for 20 strings, 3 gold leaves with spacers for 2 strings. Carnelian. Barrel beads, ball beads, bugles, double conoids, ring beads, 1 worked barrel bead with white pattern, flattened tabloid with gold suspender. Lapis. Large double conoids, small double conoids, fluted ball beads, double conoid with gold suspender for 2 strings.
9656E (none) 1928,1010.108 (none) Beads Gold. Large double conoids, small double conoids, tubular beads, barrel beads, fluted ball beads, flattened double conoids, double conoids of spiral wire, circles of spiral wire, 2 elongated double conoids; 4 ring spacers for 3 strings, gold bar spacers (square in section) for 20 strings, 3 gold leaves with spacers for 2 strings. Carnelian. Barrel beads, ball beads, bugles, double conoids, ring beads, 1 worked barrel bead with white pattern, flattened tabloid with gold suspender. Lapis. Large double conoids, small double conoids, fluted ball beads, double conoid with gold suspender for 2 strings.
9656F (none) 1928,1010.108 (none) Beads Gold. Large double conoids, small double conoids, tubular beads, barrel beads, fluted ball beads, flattened double conoids, double conoids of spiral wire, circles of spiral wire, 2 elongated double conoids; 4 ring spacers for 3 strings, gold bar spacers (square in section) for 20 strings, 3 gold leaves with spacers for 2 strings. Carnelian. Barrel beads, ball beads, bugles, double conoids, ring beads, 1 worked barrel bead with white pattern, flattened tabloid with gold suspender. Lapis. Large double conoids, small double conoids, fluted ball beads, double conoid with gold suspender for 2 strings.
9656G (none) (none) (none) Beads Gold. Large double conoids, small double conoids, tubular beads, barrel beads, fluted ball beads, flattened double conoids, double conoids of spiral wire, circles of spiral wire, 2 elongated double conoids; 4 ring spacers for 3 strings, gold bar spacers (square in section) for 20 strings, 3 gold leaves with spacers for 2 strings. Carnelian. Barrel beads, ball beads, bugles, double conoids, ring beads, 1 worked barrel bead with white pattern, flattened tabloid with gold suspender. Lapis. Large double conoids, small double conoids, fluted ball beads, double conoid with gold suspender for 2 strings.
9696 (none) (none) (none) Beads 4, 3 carnelian and 1 gold apparently used to join up the 2 cylinder seals with which they were found.
9704A (none) (none) (none) 2 Strings of beads. (a) Long double conoid lapis beads; 1 carnelian ditto; 1 chrysoprase? [not legible] ditto; 4 tubular agate beads; silver ball beads. (for order of stringing see Field Note) (b) 12 gold tubular beads; 8 gold diamonds; 7 carnelian diamonds; 1 banded crystal tube; 9 lapis tubes; 4 carnelian tubes; decayed silver diamonds and double conoids. (for order see Field Notes)
9704B (none) (none) (none) 2 Strings of beads. (a) Long double conoid lapis beads; 1 carnelian ditto; 1 chrysoprase? [not legible] ditto; 4 tubular agate beads; silver ball beads. (for order of stringing see Field Note) (b) 12 gold tubular beads; 8 gold diamonds; 7 carnelian diamonds; 1 banded crystal tube; 9 lapis tubes; 4 carnelian tubes; decayed silver diamonds and double conoids. (for order see Field Notes)
9719 (none) (none) B17021 Beads 15 gold double conoids About 25 carnelian barrel beads and a similar number of lapis double conoids. All minute.
9752 (none) (none) (none) Beads Balls of gold-plating over copper, rock crystal rings, 1 lapis lentoid with gold caps, originally bound with a spiral or silver wire, 1 carnelian lentoid (see Field Notes)
9780A (none) (none) B17654 Gold Chain The usual type with double-twisted links giving a square section
9780B (none) (none) B17655 Gold Chain The usual type with double-twisted links giving a square section
9782 (none) 1928,1010.181 (none) Beads Two large lapis lentoids One gold lentoid 1 lapis bugle
9783 (none) (none) B17677 Beads 14 gold ring spacers and a quantity of small lapis beads and carnelian rings: for order see Field Notes. With them are mixed the smaller lapis beads mentioned in the Field Notes as probably belonging to the headdress. [drawing 1:1]
9784 (none) (none) B17668 Beads 1 Small gold 6 small lapis; and a large number of carnelian rings, all strung up together: see Field Notes.

Related Terms

Agate - Chrysoprase - Jasper - Sard