Reconstructed Necklaces

Three reconstructed necklaces made of differently shaped beads of stone, shell, and vitreous materials. The three necklaces vary in color but they share a similar palette of white, red, brown, black, and dark grey.

Reconstructed Necklaces

Description:
Three reconstructed necklaces
Medium:
Stone (including carnelian), shell, and vitreous materials
Location:
Level IV, Hasanlu, Iran
Dimensions:
(1) Overall: L. 34 cm; Beads: Diam. max. 2 cm; (2) Overall: L. 29 cm; Beads: Diam. max. 0.4 cm; (3) Overall: L. 28 cm; Beads: Diam. max. 1 cm
Date:
Iron Age II, ca. 1000–800 BCE
Inventory Number:
71-23-193.1-3
Lender:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
Credit:
The Hasanlu Project; Robert H. Dyson Jr., 1971
Courtesy of Penn Museum