JewelryItalian19th century
Scarabaei Necklace
before 1892
Artists
Giacinto MelilloArtist
Dimensions
when opened: 66 cm (26 in.) largest scarab: 8 x 3 x 1.5 cm (3 1/8 x 1 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Edwin Hale Abbot Jr., Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1966.
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