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Necklace with spear point pendants
Greek
Hellenistic Period
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
Findspot: Greece, Euboia, Eretria, Tomb of the Erotes
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Length (a): 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.) (b) 1.03 cm. (3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.790
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionA narrow strap, of which two sections survive, is braided from seven strands of fine gold wire. From the strap are suspended tiny rosettes in a thick row, and from them hang small spear-point pendants, with tiny balls on the end of each point. About 94 of the spear points are preserved. Each strap section includes one end of the clasp. Each clasp end has a collar of 3 rings and 3 laurel leaves in filigree, and the field is decorated with an ivy leaf and a ring with tendrils in filigree.
Objects in the MFA from the Tomb of the Erotes include 97.290-97.345, 98.790-98.794, 98.798, 98.893, 99.438, and 21.1213.
Objects in the MFA from the Tomb of the Erotes include 97.290-97.345, 98.790-98.794, 98.798, 98.893, 99.438, and 21.1213.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: From Erotes tomb [at Eretria].);1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)