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Etruscan-Style Necklace
Etruscan-Style Necklace

Etruscan-Style Necklace

Manufacturer (Italian, established 1836)
Date1870s
Period19th century
Medium18K yellow gold pendants of finely granulated bellflowers and anthemion shields suspended from a gold braided chain; hook and eye clasp
DimensionsObject Size: L 15 1/2 inches; 41.4 grams
Credit LineGift (by exchange) of Wilson Farnsworth, George Mead, and Henry Sheldon
Object number2015.216
Curatorial DepartmentAncient Western Art
_Place of OriginItaly
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