Necklace
1st Century AD (made)
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Gold necklace strung with various beads. The main string includes small round gold beads, eye-beads in blue and white glazed composition, glass ball beads and possibly poppy or pomegranate beads, and two ivory beads, in the form of a fish and a trapezoid. There is also a small bronze pendant of possibly Ceres-Isis, coming off a small gold chain attached to the bottom bead, alongside two gold beads.
Off of this is another, smaller string incorporating similar beads, and also three further small bronze pendants: Harpocrates; a crowned Horus hawk; and a griffin.
Off of this is another, smaller string incorporating similar beads, and also three further small bronze pendants: Harpocrates; a crowned Horus hawk; and a griffin.
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Materials and techniques | Gold, strung with gold, glass, glazed composition, ivory and hung with bronze pendants |
Brief description | Necklace, gold with beads and pendants in gold, glass, glazed composition, ivory and bronze, Egypt or Europe, Egypto-Roman, 1st Century AD |
Physical description | Gold necklace strung with various beads. The main string includes small round gold beads, eye-beads in blue and white glazed composition, glass ball beads and possibly poppy or pomegranate beads, and two ivory beads, in the form of a fish and a trapezoid. There is also a small bronze pendant of possibly Ceres-Isis, coming off a small gold chain attached to the bottom bead, alongside two gold beads. Off of this is another, smaller string incorporating similar beads, and also three further small bronze pendants: Harpocrates; a crowned Horus hawk; and a griffin. |
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Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology |
Object history | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street This necklace came from Italy and was found in the 19th century in a roman tomb in Cumae (Campania). |
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Accession number | 4817-1901 |
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Record created | April 12, 2005 |
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