String millefiore and assorted beads
A.D. 30–364
Medium/TechniqueGlass, gold, and carnelian with modern gold end pieces
DimensionsLength x Diameter (largest bead): 40 x 0.6 cm (15 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Goddard and Josephine Du Bois
Accession number47.1631
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; 1947, gift of Mrs. Du Bois to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 31, 1947)
1070–712 B.C.
1070–712 B.C.
mid-late 18th century
early 18th century
about 1475
15th–early 16th century (?)