Credit: Mary Harrsch
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Comments: Gold chain recovered from the royal cemetery of Ur, Iraq 2550-2450 BCE Photographed at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Credit: The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
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Comments: Roman gold chain
Credit: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
License: CC0 1.0
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Comments: Roman; Chain; Metalwork-Gold
From Easton: (1.) A part of the insignia of office. A chain of gold was placed about Joseph's neck (Genesis 41:42); and one was promised to Daniel (5:7). It is used as a symbol of sovereignty (Ezekiel 16:11). The breast-plate of the high-priest was fastened to the ephod by golden chains (Exodus 39:17, Exodus 39:21).
(2.) It was used as an ornament (Proverbs 1:9; Song of Solomon 1:10). The Midianites adorned the necks of their camels with chains (Judges 8:21, Judges 8:26).
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