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Necklace with Spherical Beads

3rd to mid-7th century

Gold

45.3 cm, 33.229 g (17 13/16 in., 33.229 g)
Gift of Valerie and Hunter Thompson
2007.142.333
Geography: 
Made in Java, Indonesia
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Java
Period: 
3rd–7th century
Classification: 
Jewelry
Provenance: 

The Hunter Thompson Collection of Ancient Javanese Gold

Bibliography: 

John Miksic, Old Javanese Gold: The Hunter Thompson Collection at the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2011), 115, fig. 12.

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.