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Collections

String of Fifty Graduated Beads1250–1500

Not on view
Necklace of polished rondelle beads in translucent cream and amber tones, arranged in an oval loop, varying in size from large at the bottom to small at the top
Title
String of Fifty Graduated Beads
Culture
Mixtec
Place Made
Mexico, Oaxaca or Puebla
Date Made
1250–1500
Medium
Rock crystal
Dimensions
largest bead: 4 1/4 in. (10.795 cm) total circumferance: 33 in. (83.82 cm) smallest bead: 1 3/4 in. (4.445 cm) 1 × 11 × 6 in. (2.54 × 27.94 × 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
M.83.217.19
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Fields, Virginia M. Children of the Plumed Serpent: the Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico. London: Scala; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.