Stone bead necklace with lapis lazuli jewel, Mari, 1900 – 64 BC, 19.26 cm.

Accessories and instruments – Jewellery

Material: Gems/Pearls Rocks/Stones | Type: Jewelry/Personal adornments | Countries: Syria

  • Period

    Prehistory to Ottoman period (7th millennium BC - AD 1918)

  • Red List

    Emergency Red List – Syria

Category

Accessories and instruments – Jewellery
Metal (gold, silver, bronze) rings, star- and flower-shaped pendants, bracelets and earrings; may be inlaid with coloured stones. Stone beads (carnelian, lapis-lazuli, quartz).
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