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Terracotta jewelry represents an inexpensive substitute for pieces in precious metals. The pendants would have been produced in large numbers through the use of molds, thus reducing the cost of both labor and material.
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Title: Terracotta necklace with palmette and lotus pendants
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 3rd century BCE
Culture: Etruscan
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions:
18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
bead: 1/4 in. (0.7 cm)
largest palmette: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
smallest palmette: 1 1/16 in. (2.6 cm)
pendant: 15/16 × 3/4 × 3/8 in. (2.3 × 1.9 × 1 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Fahim Kouchakji, 1965
Object Number: 65.76.2
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