| Thirty or forty men were tapping the pillars and steps of a carnelian shrine heavy with gold. |
| The hammered gold evokes the sun, the lapis lazuli the sea, the carnelian the blood and fire of life. |
| A circular medallion with a large carnelian lobe in its centre is suspended from the pendant. |
| A carnelian from the late third century is engraved with two fish flanking the Greek word ichthys. |
| Astrologers indicate that carnelian, sardonyx and labradorite are what best suit Virgoans. |
| Other exotic items include copper and graphite, spondylus and dentalium shells, carnelian, and marble. |
