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Beads
Greek
Hellenistic Period
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
Findspot: Greece, Euboia, Eretria, Tomb of the Erotes
Medium/Technique
Gold
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number99.438
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CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description87 small plain gold beads, of various sizes.
Objects in the MFA from the Tomb of the Erotes include 97.290-97.345, 98.790-98.794, 98.798, 98.893, 99.438, and 21.1213.
Objects in the MFA from the Tomb of the Erotes include 97.290-97.345, 98.790-98.794, 98.798, 98.893, 99.438, and 21.1213.
ProvenanceBy 1898: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: 80-90 small gold beads pierced for stringing. From Erotes tomb [at Eretria].); September 1899: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 32,500.00 (this is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542)