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<em>Chain of Plaited Wire</em>, 3rd–5th century C.E. Gold, Length: 31 7/8 in. (81 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.150. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.150_overall.JPG)
Chain of Plaited Wire, 3rd–5th century C.E. Gold, Length: 31 7/8 in. (81 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.150. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.150_overall.JPG)
<em>Chain of Plaited Wire</em>, 3rd–5th century C.E. Gold, Length: 31 7/8 in. (81 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.150. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.150_overall.JPG)

Chain of Plaited Wire, 3rd–5th century C.E. Gold, Length: 31 7/8 in. (81 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.150. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.150_overall.JPG)

<em>Chain of Plaited Wire</em>, 3rd–5th century C.E. Gold, Length: 31 7/8 in. (81 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.150. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.150_detail02.JPG)

Chain of Plaited Wire, 3rd–5th century C.E. Gold, Length: 31 7/8 in. (81 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.150. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.150_detail02.JPG)

<em>Chain of Plaited Wire</em>, 3rd–5th century C.E. Gold, Length: 31 7/8 in. (81 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.150. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.150_detail01.JPG)

Chain of Plaited Wire, 3rd–5th century C.E. Gold, Length: 31 7/8 in. (81 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.150. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.150_detail01.JPG)

<em>Chain of Plaited Wire</em>, 3rd–5th century C.E. Gold, Length: 31 7/8 in. (81 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.150. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.150_noneg_print_bw.jpg)

Chain of Plaited Wire, 3rd–5th century C.E. Gold, Length: 31 7/8 in. (81 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.150. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.150_noneg_print_bw.jpg)

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Chain of Plaited Wire

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Gold
DATES 3rd–5th century C.E.
PERIOD Roman Imperial Period
DIMENSIONS Length: 31 7/8 in. (81 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 16.150
CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not yet documented; April 9, 1884 purchased at Bedrashyn, Egypt by Charles Edwin Wilbour; 1896, inherited from Charles Edwin Wilbour by Charlotte Beebe Wilbour; 1914, inherited from Charlotte Beebe Wilbour by Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour; December 21, 1916, gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Gold chain of plaited wire. Hook at one end, loop at the other, both attached to ribbed necks of square section. Drop pendant in openwork: Juxtaposed peltas and loops of twisted wire. Condition: Perfect.
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CAPTION Chain of Plaited Wire, 3rd–5th century C.E. Gold, Length: 31 7/8 in. (81 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.150. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.150_overall.JPG)
IMAGE overall, CUR.16.150_overall.JPG. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2023
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<em>Chain of Plaited Wire</em>, 3rd–5th century C.E. Gold, Length: 31 7/8 in. (81 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.150. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.150_overall.JPG)

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Chain
Plaited
Wire
Necklace
Gold
3rd Century C.E.
Roman Imperial Period
Estate of Charles Edwin Wilbour
loop
ring
Wire hook
bead
rectangular wire
twisted

TAGS

Chain
Plaited
Wire
Necklace
Gold
3rd Century C.E.
Roman Imperial Period
Estate of Charles Edwin Wilbour
loop
ring
Wire hook
bead
rectangular wire
twisted

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