Beads from a Necklace
Unknown Artist
6th–7th century
Medium
Glass, amethyst, quartz, glazed earthenware (faience)
Dimensions
Overall: length of string 26 3/16 x 1 1/8 in. (66.5 x 2.8 cm) Bead diameter: From 1 1/8 to 1/16 in. (2.8 to 0.2 cm) Bead length: From 5/8 to 1/16 in. (1.6 to 0.2 cm)
Classification
Glass-Beads
Culture
Frankish
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number
17.193.112