Pendants and beads
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Gold
- Dimensions
- L. 17.16 in. (43.6 cm) D. of largest medallion 1 3/8 in. (3.6 cm)
- Origin
- Babylonian
- Department
- Ancient West Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Fletcher Fund, 1947
Art Genome Taxonomy
6 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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Jewelry Both · 99%
The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogs the work as “Pendants and beads,” and the image visibly shows multiple ornamental pendants and bead groupings.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 97%
The pendants and bead components contain dense repeated detailing, ridged surfaces, small bead-like elements, and elaborate circular ornament.
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Patterns Visual · 95%
Repeated beads, concentric borders, radial divisions, and recurring rosette-like or geometric motifs organize the surfaces.
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Symmetrical Visual · 90%
The circular medallions and many individual motifs use bilateral or radial symmetry, although the overall display is asymmetrical.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to approximately the 18th–17th century BCE, placing it within ancient art.
Materials
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Gold Both · 100%
Gold is the cataloged medium, and the image visibly shows the characteristic warm metallic surfaces of the objects.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Pendants and beads. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.