Gold mounted glass beads alternating with pendants from a tomb group allegedly from Vulci, one of the richest and most impressive sets of Etruscan jewelry ever found.
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Title:Gold and glass necklace
Period:Late Archaic
Date:early 5th century BCE
Culture:Etruscan
Medium:Gold, glass
Dimensions:27 elements: 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification:Gold and Silver
Credit Line:Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1940
Accession Number:40.11.7
Said to be part of a tomb group from Vulci
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