Beads
| Title | Beads |
|---|---|
| Date | ca. 2600–2500 BCE 25th century BCE |
| Medium | Gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian |
| Origin | Sumerian Sumerian |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Dodge Fund, 1933 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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Dated to ca. 2600–2500 BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 25th century BCE held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Sumerian. Browse more public-domain art from Sumerian.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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