600-300 BCE
Long, thin, tubular beads of varicolored turquoise faience, strung together in modern times. Several beads have pieces of other beads attached to them. Individual beads between circa 0.7 and 1.5 cm long.
40 cm l. (15 3/4 in.)
Copper alloy
8th-6th century BCEGreekLeaded bronze
2nd-3rd century CERomanGold
16th centuryGermanCopper alloy
2nd-3rd century CERomanFaience
6th-4th century BCEEgyptianMetal
19th centuryJapaneseCopper alloy
9th-8th century BCEItalicCopper alloy
7th-8th centuryAvarGold inset with stones
19th centuryIndianBronze, with iron pin and recessed cells for enamel
2nd century CERomanBronze
6th-4th century BCEIranian