Bead necklace
Medium/TechniqueAmethyst
DimensionsOverall: length: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.)
Ball beads: diameter: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Bi-conical bead (central bead): 2.1 x 2.5 cm (13/16 x 1 in.)
Ball beads: diameter: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Bi-conical bead (central bead): 2.1 x 2.5 cm (13/16 x 1 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Goddard Du Bois
Accession number46.1457
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBetween 1900 and 1907, acquired in Egypt by Goddard Du Bois (b. 1869 – d. 1925) and Josephine Cook Du Bois (b. 1864 – d. 1961), New York; 1946, gift of Mrs. Du Bois to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 27, 1946)
1980–1630 B.C.
1980–1630 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
2061–1550 B.C.
about the 5th century B.C., 499–400 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.