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The Property of the Ervika Foundation
A GROUP OF ETRUSCAN GOLD BEADS
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GROUP OF ETRUSCAN GOLD BEADS
Circa 6th Century B.C.
Including nine large hollow spherical beads, each with filigree and granulation arranged in various patterns, a plain wire along the perforation, together with nine large hollow spherical beads composed from two hemispheres, a plain wire along the perforation, and seventeen spacer beads, each disk-shaped with concave sheets joined back to back, with beaded wire edges framing a fringe of coiled wire; strung on a modern gold chain
9½ in. (24.1 cm) long (beads only)
Circa 6th Century B.C.
Including nine large hollow spherical beads, each with filigree and granulation arranged in various patterns, a plain wire along the perforation, together with nine large hollow spherical beads composed from two hemispheres, a plain wire along the perforation, and seventeen spacer beads, each disk-shaped with concave sheets joined back to back, with beaded wire edges framing a fringe of coiled wire; strung on a modern gold chain
9½ in. (24.1 cm) long (beads only)
Provenance
Marc Rosenberg, Karlsruhe
Literature
Rosenberg, Geschichte der Goldschmiedekunst auf Technischer Grundlage, Abteilung: Granulation, pl. 34 (for three granulated beads).