Beads from a Necklace

Unknown Artist

500–600

Beads from a Necklace by Unknown Artist

Medium

Glass, amethyst, copper alloy rings

Dimensions

Overall: length of string 29 1/2 x 1 9/16 in. (75 x 3.9 cm) Bead diameter: From 3/16 to 1 9/16 in. (0.5 to 3.9 cm) Bead length: From 3/16 to 13/16 in. (0.5 to 2.1 cm)

Classification

Glass-Beads

Culture

Frankish

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.193.45

Tags

Necklaces

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