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Necklet
Italic
Archaic Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss C. Wissmann
Accession Number02.297
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 306.
DescriptionA plain wire has hooks at the ends. Green patina, crusty in places.
ProvenanceAccording to the MFA Annual Report for 1902 the Buffum collection included a group of objects that "were all found at Palestrina many years ago, in the excavations conducted by Signor Castellani, Mr. Buffum being present at the time of their discovery"; by date unknown: William Arnold Buffum Collection (died 1901); 1901: inherited by Miss Charlotte Wissmann; gift of Miss Charlotte Wissmann to MFA, May 1, 1902