String of beads
2900–2334 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian and silver
DimensionsLength (doubled): 48 cm (18 7/8 in.)
Credit LineFlorence E. and Horace L. Mayer Fund
Accession number1985.350
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.
2575–2528 B.C.
2575–2528 B.C.
2625–2500 B.C.
1295–1186 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2140–1991 B.C.
2140–1991 B.C.
2140–1991 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.