Necklace of gold and carnelian beads, with gold-capped carnelian pendant
Unknown Artist
5th–4th century BCE
Medium
Gold, sard
Dimensions
Length (73 elements): 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm) (37 gold, 35 carnelian elements, 1 pendant) pendant: 1 7/16 × 1/2 in. (3.6 × 1.3 cm) Diameter (large carnelian bead): 1/2 in. (1.2 cm) Diameter (smallest carnelian bead): 1/8 in. (0.4 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
74.51.3389