Beaded necklace, Uruk, 8th – 6th c. BC, Ø 10 cm.

Accessories and instruments – Jewellery

Material:Gems/Pearls |Type:Jewelry/Personal adornments |Countries:Iraq

Period
5th millennium BC – 19th century AD
Red List
Emergency Red List – Iraq

Category

Accessories and instruments – Jewellery

Metal (copper, bronze, silver, gold), shell, gemstones (carnelian, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, turquoise), glass, ivory, hardwood, ceramics, faience. Necklaces, earrings, threaded beads, etc.; hammered, gilded, cast, carved or granulated. Animal and floral motifs. May be inlaid.