Necklace of gold and carnelian beads, with gold-capped carnelian pendant

Unknown Artist

5th–4th century BCE

Necklace of gold and carnelian beads, with gold-capped carnelian pendant by Unknown Artist

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

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