String of Beads
Object type: String of beads
Department: Islamic Art
Date: 9th–11th century
Medium: Steatite
Dimensions: strand of 26 beads: 
                                    L. 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm)
                                    W. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
largest bead: 
                                    W. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)                            
                                    Diam. 13/16 in. (2 cm)
smallest bead: 
                                    W. 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)            
                                    Diam. 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)

Classification: Jewelry
Geography: Excavated in Nishapur   Iran  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1940
Accession year: 1940