bead; necklace (as assembled)

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bead; necklace(as assembled)

Object Type: bead; necklace (as assembled)
Museum number: 1897,0401.737
Description: Three gold beads (from twenty-eight gold beads, described in register as of various forms). Strung with gold and cornelian beads 1897.4-1.417, 701 and 736 to form a necklace. The 1897,0401.737 beads are not numbered but see 1897,0401.701 for discussion and dimensions of entire J678.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1550BC-1200BC
Production place: Made in: Cyprus
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Enkomi, uncertain tomb
Materials
Curator's comments: It is unknown where the other 25 gold beads are located but they were possibly strung into a different jewellery number.
Bibliographic references: Jewellery / Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum. (678); Goring 1983 / Late Cypriot Goldwork (No. 529); Crewe 2009 / Enkomi (U.90)
Location: On display (G72/dc15)
Acquisition name
Funder name
Acquisition date: 1897
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1897,0401.737