String of beads
2900–2334 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueLapis lazuli
DimensionsLength (doubled): 29 cm (11 7/16 in.)
Credit LineFlorence E. and Horace L. Mayer Fund
Accession number1985.349
On View
On viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Provenance1926-1931, excavated in the Royal Cemetery of Ur by Charles Leonard Wooley (b. 1880 – d. 1960), London [see note 1]; 1960, possibly by descent within the family [see note 2]; 1985, sold by Astarte Gallery, London, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 1985)
NOTES:
[1] See Charles Leonard Wooley, Ur Excavations Volume II: The Royal Cemetery, London, 1934, pp. 367-375.
[2] According to MFA files, said to have been sold on consignment to Astarte Gallery by a member of Wooley’s family.
NOTES:
[1] See Charles Leonard Wooley, Ur Excavations Volume II: The Royal Cemetery, London, 1934, pp. 367-375.
[2] According to MFA files, said to have been sold on consignment to Astarte Gallery by a member of Wooley’s family.
959–332 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
2575–2528 B.C.
2575–2528 B.C.
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2625–2500 B.C.
760–660 B.C.
825–773 B.C.
664–525 B.C.
664–525 B.C.
