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Group of Jewelry: Breast Ornament, Bead Necklaces, Bracelet, Ring, Open Circular Attachments, Convex Disk Attachments, and a Selection of Beads

Culture Chalcolithic (probably Anatolia)
Title Group of Jewelry: Breast Ornament, Bead Necklaces, Bracelet, Ring, Open Circular Attachments, Convex Disk Attachments, and a Selection of Beads
Date 3400–2700 BCE
Medium Gold, carnelian, and and shell
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Credit Line Burton Y. Berry Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 70.105.20

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The Chalcolithic period (or "copper stone age") is a modern designation for the transitional period between the Neolithic ("new stone age") and the Bronze Age. It is uncertain if the pieces in this group of jewelry were found together, but all reflect early jewelry-making techniques and can be stylistically linked to the region of Anatolia (modern Turkey). The pierced shells represent manipulation of a found material to make beads, and the cut carnelians are the product of a standard method for creating beads. For the other items, sheet gold was used in various ways: it was flattened and cut into shapes, formed into hemispherical disks and beads, and decorated with reliefs.


Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.

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