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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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. |
| 8704 | (none) | 1928,1009.61 | (none) | Necklace Consisting of 111 lapis lazuli beads - double conoids 26 gold double conoids Apparently the gold beads were in the centre of the necklace, gold and lapis being alternated. |
| 8719 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 4 carnelian beads Flattened double conoids |
| 8748 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. 30 beads. Original order. Silver and lapis alternating with an unusual[?] carnelian. Ball beads lentoids and double conoids. In the middle of the string a carnelian bugle bead and on either side of it a silver ball bead. Against one of the ball beads the cylinder seal U.8747. The cylinder seal and the long carnelian bead thus formed the centre pieces of the necklace. In the necklace a carnelian barrel bead worked with engraved white lines thus - [drawing] |
| 8761 | (none) | 1928,1009.91 | (none) | Necklace. 12 burnt lentoids, Lapis beads. 6 burnt double conoid lapis. 7 ribbed lapis ball beads. 7 double conoid carnelians. 1 carnelian shaped thus: [drawing]. The rest small carnelian and lapis ring ball and barrel beads - 25. Grand total 58. The lapis lentoids and carnelian double conoids were strung alternately in the middle of the necklace - at the back of the neck all the small lapis beads were strung together. |
| 8904 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Small lapis and carnelian with lapis phallic amulet. [drawing 1:1] |
| 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. |
| 8921 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small silver and carnelian beads, (NB: Some of these are mixed up with U.8920) |
| 8954 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. 1 carnelian bugle, and a set of mixed small beads: lapis, carnelian, & silver. |
| 8957 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. A small mixed set: 1 gold over copper, 1 onyx, 2 crystal, and some lapis, and carnelian (child's necklace) |
| 8962 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small gold, silver, lapis and carnelian. For order see Field Notes. |
| 9008 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. 42 lapis lazuli beads: blackened by fire. Double conoids, lantoids, roughly shaped ball beads, 1 large carnelian ring. |
| 9018 | (none) | (none) | (none) | String of beads 19 in all Small lapis, gold and carnelian barrel beads, a few ring beads and 2 large copper beads. |
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Agate - Chrysoprase - Jasper - Sard
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