Gold strap necklace with beechnut pendants
The strap is made up of three, double loop-in-loop chains with double interlinking and a fringe of beechnut pendants. The terminals take the form of an ivy or grape leaf and have a border of beaded wire and a rosette in the center. Strap necklaces have been found in many areas of the Greek world, including southern Italy, Asia Minor, and the North Pontic region (around the Black Sea).
Artwork Details
- Title: Gold strap necklace with beechnut pendants
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: ca. 300 BCE
- Culture: Greek
- Medium: Gold
- Dimensions: H. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); total length 13 in. (33 cm); length of section with beech nuts 9 1/16 in. (23 cm)
- Classification: Gold and Silver
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937
- Object Number: 37.11.8
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Greek
ca. 200 BCE
East Greek
ca. 300 BCE
Greek
ca. 330–300 BCE
Greek
3rd–2nd century BCE
Greek or Scythian
ca. 340–320 BCE
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