The carbuncle itself rarely grows larger than a pea or a small nut, and is but slightly painful.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
The skin around this swelling or carbuncle is stained yellow or bluish, and is not infrequently swollen and doughy to the touch.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
Precious stones are the covering of his palaces: the ruby, the topaz, the diamond, the chrysolite, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the carbuncle, the emerald, and gold; the workmanship of his ring-cases he bears upon him."
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker