Necklace
ca. 1970 (made), ca. 1800 BC (carved)
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Twenty-three smoothly-polished beads of banded agate, of various shapes and no two matching. Between each is a crude gold bead of spherical form.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | The ancient agate beads are from Anatolia (Hittite) or W. Persia (Urartu) |
| Brief description | Ancient agate beads c.1800 BC from Anatolia or W. Persia, intersperspersed with 20th century gold beads. Assembled in America, c.1970 |
| Physical description | Twenty-three smoothly-polished beads of banded agate, of various shapes and no two matching. Between each is a crude gold bead of spherical form. |
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| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein |
| Object history | The beads are accompanied by a signed note from the dealer Derek Content dated 3/12/73. The card states "ancient agate bead necklace from Anatolia or W. Persia, Hittite / Urartu ca 1800 B.C.E. interspersed with modern gold beads. Formerly in the Content Collection" |
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| Accession number | M.48-2011 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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