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Strap necklace with a row of pendants
Greek
Hellenistic Period
230–200 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Length 37 cm.
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.8153
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionA braid of six strands with a row of fifty small gold pendants hanging from the middle portion (one pendant is missing). Each pendant has a small pyramid of beads on the bottom. On the face of each clasp is a uraeus serpent in filigree. Said to be from Egypt.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: From Egypt. =Sale of Col. of W. Rome F.S.A. March 20th 1901 lot 474); December 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren