Reconstructed necklace

A necklace made of stones, shells, and other materials with holes in them is laid out on a light background in serpentine fashion. The stones are mostly light-colored, some with white stripes. The shapes vary, from small disks to oblong and oval shapes. One end is finished with an unsymmetrical, large blue stone.

Reconstructed necklace

Medium:
Stone (including gypsum, lapis lazuli, and grahamite), shell, and vitreous materials
Location:
Tepe Hissar (modern Damghan), Iran
Dimensions:
Overall: L. 131 cm; Beads: Diam. max. 2 cm
Date:
Hissar IIIc Period, ca. 2200–1800 BCE
Inventory Number:
33-22-168
Lender:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
Credit:
Persian Expedition; Erich Schmidt, 1933