Necklace

Museum number:
5-16931
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4766
Description:
silver and agate necklace. silver pendant is circular with two roundels centered with turquoise (left) and green glass (right) to which are attached 8 silver chains which end in round silver balls from which dangle a silver bell and teardrop shaped silver piece decorated with a flower or geometric figures. pendant is attached to a necklace of several types of agate formed in barrel beads, round bead and long cylindrical bead of various colors.
Donor:
Barbara Forbes
Collection place:
Aswan, Upper Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Egypt, Aswan
Collector:
Barbara Forbes
Collection date:
Summer 1996
Materials:
Agate (chalcedony) and Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
August 15, 2008
Context of use:
personal adornment
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 61 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 5-16931, described as silver and agate necklace. silver pendant is circular with two roundels centered with turquoise (left) and green glass (right) to which are attached 8 silver chains which end in round silver balls from which dangle a silver bell and teardrop shaped silver piece decorated with a flower or geometric figures. pendant is attached to a necklace of several types of agate formed in barrel beads, round bead and long cylindrical bead of various colors.

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