horn

Antique, Victorian era, carved horn coiled snake bangle bracelet
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

Large, carved buffalo horn on display at the Brooklyn Museum
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.
All photos courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, AJP, CMA (NAJA)