Gold Necklace with Amethysts, Glass Beads, and a Pearl

Byzantine

500–700

Not on view

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Title: Gold Necklace with Amethysts, Glass Beads, and a Pearl
Date: 500–700
Culture: Byzantine
Medium: Gold, amethyst, glass, pearls
Dimensions: Overall: 16 7/8 x 1/2 x 7/16 in. (42.8 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.1663
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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