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necklace
Object Type
necklace
Museum number
1914,0725.2
Description
Necklace (formed with 1892.5-20.107 to 108 and 1914.7-25.3 to 5) comprising 80 gold beads (7 collared) with 15 acorn shaped pendants in green jasper.
Cultures/periods
Minoan
Production date
1700BC-1500BC
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Crete
(?)
Made in:
Aegina
(?)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Aegina
Materials
gold
jasper
Curator's comments
Made on Crete, or by immigrant Cretan craftsmen on Aegina.
Bibliographic references
Jewellery / Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum.
(754.a)
Location
On display
(G12/dc6)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Miss M A Sinclair
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Mrs George Brown
Acquisition date
1914
Acquisition notes
Detached from the Aegina Treasure at the time of finding, and given to Miss Sinclair, the governess, by Mrs George Brown.
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1914,0725.2