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Object NameNecklace of Beads
Made FromCarnelian
Date299 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeIran, probably Amlash
TechniquePreformed elements, cut, polished
SizeEgyptian Blue Tabular Diam: 1.6 cm; Carnelian Tabular Diam: 5 mm
Accession Number74.7.6
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionEgyptian blue (49) and carnelian beads (48), Egyptian blue has gray and gray-green crust adhering, carnelian some surface dulling and chips, Egyptian blue probably cast in preformed elements and cut or polished, carnelian beads are cut and polished. Major elements consists of tabular beads (9) each separated by five small beads, three small tabular carnelians (24) and two cylindrical Egyptian blue beads (16). Above separated by tabular carnelian beads (24) are an assortment of Egyptian blue beads, short convex bicones, long convex bicones, and cylindrical beads (24).Provenance
Former Collection
Faradj Anavian
- 1974-03-18
