Necklace of assorted gold and carnelian beads, with gold terminals and carnelian pendant
Unknown Artist
5th–4th century BCE
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Length (a. (43 lements)): 10 in. (25.4 cm) pendant: 1 1/2 × 5/16 in. (3.8 × 0.8 cm) Diameter (largest carnelian pendant): 7/16 in. (1.2 cm) Diameter (smallest carnelian pendant): 3/16 in. (0.5 cm) Diameter (gold spacers laegest): 3/8 in. (1 cm) Diameter (gold spacers, smalest): 1/4 in. (0.6 cm) Diameter (average small gold beads): 1/8 in. (0.4 cm) Length (right clasp): 11/16 in. (1.8 cm) Length (left clasp): 11/16 in. (1.7 cm)
Classification
Gold and Silver
Culture & Period
Cypriot · Classical
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number
74.51.3388a, b