The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Collecting Turkmen Jewelry: The Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection

In conjunction with the exhibition Turkmen Jewelry from the Collection of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf (on view October 9, 2012, through February 24, 2013), Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf discuss their collecting practices and connection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the first few pieces that grew into a large collection of traditional Turkmen jewelry, the couple's appreciation for the jewelry has followed them for decades and allowed them to develop unique insights into the practice of collecting.

The exhibition is made possible by the Hagop Kevorkian Fund.

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The Arts of the Book
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String of Beads

Object Name:: String of beads
Date:: 9th–11th century
Geography:: Iran, Nishapur
Medium:: Steatite
Dimensions:: L. 10 1/16 in. (25.5 cm)
Classification:: Jewelry
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1940
Accession Number:: 40.170.694

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

1939, excavated in Nishapur, Iran by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's expedition; 1940, acquired by the Museum in the division of finds
See also
What
Costume (43,395)

Jewelry (7,507)

Beads (2,121)

Talc (2,067)

Steatite (2,057)

Cord (467)
Where
Asia (68,072)

Iran (7,076)

Khurasan (2,259)

Nishapur (2,229)
In the Museum
Islamic Art (12,561)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Iran, 500–1000 A.D.

Iran, 1000–1400 A.D.