Etruscan Golden Bead Necklace - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Etruscan Golden Bead Necklace

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Etruscan civilization, established in the region of Italy now known as Tuscany, reached the height of its power during the 7th and 6th centuries B.C. Although the Etruscans spoke and wrote their own language, they left behind no comprehensive written history. The 19th-century discovery of Etruscan burial grounds revealed tomb chambers abundant with wall painting, sculpture, and extraordinary examples of elegant and highly ornamented jewelry that demonstrated an astounding technical brilliance in goldsmithing. Etruscan metalwork is notable for its use of granulation, a technique in which tiny grains of gold are fused to an underlying surface metal. The Museum’s necklace is based on an original set of gold beads composed of three rows of granules fused together. Produced in cooperation with the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

24K gold plate. Length 17 in.

Etruscan Golden Bead Necklace
09-023102
Member Price: $85.50 each
Non-Member Price: $95.00 each

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