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Carnelian Rings
Carnelian is a orangish-red to red to brownish-red form of chalcedony. Carnelian was used widely during
Roman times 2,000 years before the present era to make signet or seal rings for imprinting a seal with wax on correspondence
or other important documents. Hot wax does not stick to Carnelian. The word carnelian is derived from the Latin word
caro, carnis meaning flesh, in reference to the flesh color sometimes exhibited.
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Very pretty commercially cut 8x10 oval cabochon that I set in a bezel cup and mounted on a size 9½ hammered sterling
silver band.
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