Necklace

Sumerian

ca. 2600–2500 BCE

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Title: Necklace
Period: Early Dynastic IIIa
Date: ca. 2600–2500 BCE
Geography: Mesopotamia, Ur (modern Tell al-Muqayyar)
Culture: Sumerian
Medium: Gold, lapis lazuli
Dimensions: L. 55.3 cm (21 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Dodge Fund, 1933
Object Number: 33.35.1
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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