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String of 31 beads of different shapes and colors, in the middle a piece of agate
This necklace has several beads with the biggest one in the middle being an agate. The large, dark grey beads are andesite, an igneous rock that is formed during volcanic eruptions. This is the same material that was used in the building of Hindu-Buddhist temples and statues in Central and East Java (8th-15th centuries). \According to the collector this string of beads was found in a grave in Krui…
Type of item
- Object Type: jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body
- jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body
Date
- voor 1940
Medium
- Material: agate
- agate
- Agate
Type of item
- Object Type: jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body
- jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body
Date
- voor 1940
Medium
- Material: agate
- agate
- Agate
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Creation date
- 1940
Provenance
- 1994-01-01
- Schenking
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/67625
Format
- Technique: applications
- appliqué (technique)
- Appliqué
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Is related to
- ambergris
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-11T07:13:13.286Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-10-15T07:33:21.569Z