Necklace
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Caption
Necklace, ca. 3850–3500 B.C.E.. Quartz, carnelian, agate, steatite, serpentine, Approximate length: 18 7/8 in. (48 cm) Largest pendant: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.313a. Creative Commons-BY
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Title
Necklace
Date
ca. 3850–3500 B.C.E.
Period
Predynastic Period, Naqada I Period (probably)
Geography
Place excavated: Mechali, Egypt
Medium
Quartz, carnelian, agate, steatite, serpentine
Classification
Dimensions
Approximate length: 18 7/8 in. (48 cm) Largest pendant: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
09.889.313a
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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