Comma or Kidney Shaped Bead (Magatama)

200 B.C.E.–700 C.E.

Caption

Comma or Kidney Shaped Bead (Magatama), 200 B.C.E.–700 C.E.. Stone, 3/4 x 1 7/16 in. (1.9 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1909, Purchased with funds given by Thomas T. Barr, E. LeGrand Beers, Carll H. de Silver, Herman B. Stutzer, Colonel Robert B. Woodward and the Museum Collection Fund, 09.898.6.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Comma or Kidney Shaped Bead (Magatama)

Date

200 B.C.E.–700 C.E.

Period

Early Iron Age

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Stone

Classification

Jewelry

Dimensions

3/4 x 1 7/16 in. (1.9 x 3.6 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1909, Purchased with funds given by Thomas T. Barr, E. LeGrand Beers, Carll H. de Silver, Herman B. Stutzer, Colonel Robert B. Woodward and the Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

09.898.6

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