Stone and shell necklace, southern Iraq, Parthian era (125 BC – AD 240).

Accessories and instruments – Jewellery

Material:Restos humanos/AnimalesGemas/Perlas |Type:Joyería/Adornos personales |Countries:Irak

  • Period

    5th millennium BC – 19th century AD

  • Red List

    Lista Roja de Emergencia – 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.
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