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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8469 | (none) | (none) | B16824 | 5 beads. 2 ball lapis, 2 double conoid lapis, 1 double conoid carnelian. | |
 | 8497 | (none) | (none) | (none) | String of beads Worn over a silver diadem round the forehead. String consists of minute lapis ball beads and of oblong rectangular gold and lapis spacers. Gold and lapis spacers strung alternately with lapis and carnelian beads placed alternately between each spacer. Carnelian beads all minute ring beads. The silver diadem was entirely broken and destroyed. 6 gold spacers; 6 lapis lazuli spacers. |
| 8525 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads A string composed of 5 carnelian and 4 gold long double conoid beads L. 0052 and one flattened ovoid carnelian: and between these small fluted balls of gold and lapis: see field notes. |
| 8527 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads 16 gold spacer triangles formed of 2 minute beads with between them minute ring beads of lapis lazuli and carnelian [drawing] 1:1 |
| 8528 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. 15 gold ring spacers thus [drawing] 1:1 with between them small lapis and carnelian beads: for order see field notes. |
| 8562C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Three beads. Big facetted lentoids. (A) Lapis. (B) Gold (plated over core). (C) Lapis. Strung in this order to hold the whetstone U. 8563: see field notes. (with these beads are put 2 carnelian rings found by them and perhaps used as terminals). |
| 8565 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold and stone chain. 6 lapis and 4 carnelian beads, the lapis thus [drawing 1:1] and the carnelian thus (flat) [drawing 1:1]. Strung alternately: in the middle of the chain (probably, see field notes) a gold centrepiece [drawing] of cloisonne work inlaid with lapis petals to the rosette and light yellow carnelian between the petals. (2 carnelians missing). The gold pieces had 2 attachment loops of which one is missing. |
| 8571 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. 11 gold double conoids of different sizes and a quantity of similar lapis beads; 1 gold rectangular bead. All found loose in the soil, also, some mixed carnelian beads. |
| 8572 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Large. 3 carnelian and 8 lapis and 1 gold. |
| 8585 | (none) | (none) | B16820 | Gold beads etc. 14 flat disks and 19 balls, small and 1 large double conoid. With these a few small carnelian and lapis, amongst the former some diamonds laterally pierced. | |
| 8592 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Small lapis and carnelian balls Strung two of each alternately |
| 8603 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Lapis double conoids etc 1 long gold facetted lentoid 1 carnelian double conoid, large |
| 8613A | (none) | 1928,1009.76 | (none) | Gold chains etc. [A-B] Two sections of gold chain with crochet links . When found (A) passed through a curled gold earring (C) [drawing] With these, [D] two lapis facetted lentoid beads, 4 carnelian rings, and remains of a large silver-plated bead with horizontal ribbing - the latter wholly decayed. |
| 8620 | (none) | 1928,1009.83 | (none) | Beads. Carnelian double conoids, and a few silver ditto, large. The silver much decayed. |
| 8622 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Silver ring spacers with between them small beads of silver, lapis and carnelian The silver beads in very bad condition. Order thus [reference to drawing] see field notes. [drawing] |
| 8644 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Bugles of lapis (and hematite?). Silver beads and a few carnelian rings. For order see field notes. |
| 8647 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Small lapis lentoids, and one or two carnelian rings. |
| 8653 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. 10 gold, 10 silver, and 3 carnelian. Found in a group apparently preserving the order in which they were sewn, as bead embroidery, onto a garment: the small silver beads which completed the design were too decayed to be kept. See field notes. see drawing. |
| 8657 | (none) | 1928,1009.79 | (none) | Beads. Lentoids, 1 gold, 2 carnelian, 2 lapis and 10 small lapis balls, strung as a bracelet with 2 small beads between each pair of larger ones. |
| 8659 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Small balls of carnelian and gold Strung alternately 10 of each |
| 8667 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Lapis, carnelian, 1 chalcedony, 1 silver disk bead (broken) and two or three gold plated beads in bad condition. See field notes. |
| 8669 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. 2 large carnelian, 2 ditto lapis, and some copper beads. See field notes. |
| 8670 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Crystal, gold plated, lapis and carnelian, and one agate with gold caps. See field notes. |
| 8686 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. A mixed lot of lapis, carnelian, steatite, sard, etc. from a single string. |
| 8687 | (none) | (none) | B16961 | Beads. Large lentoids. 2 lapis, 1 gold, 1 carnelian, and a broken carnelian lentoid: with these small carnelian rings strung between the large. |
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