HORN

Victorian Era carved horn "coiled snake" bangle

Species:  Horn
Color:  Semitransparent to opaque, yellow to brown to almost black
RI:  1.560
Birefringence:  None
SR/DR/AGG:  AGG
Fluorescence:  Not diagnostic
SG:  1.70 to 1.85

Horn Facts

Photo courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum

Horn is an organic material used in jewelry.

Horn is commonly used in carvings, as well as in inlays.

​Horn has an undulating, fibrous structure.

Photos courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, AJP, CMA (NAJA)