A Western Asiatic Gold Pendant, ca. early 1st millennium BCE Sculpture - Varia In consultation with academics and

In consultation with academics and dealers

thereafter private New England collection

Condition: Intact and in very good condition overallDimensions: Length: 2

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A Western Asiatic Gold Pendant, ca. early 1st millennium BCE Sculpture - Varia In consultation with academics andOf high karat gold, the sheet disk embossed with three reclining mouflon, centered by a hemispherical knob, the knob outlined in pinched dots, the disk surmounted by a suspension loop. This gold pendant attests to the exceptional skill of Achaemenid goldsmiths. Greek writers often speak of the tremendous wealth of the Persians, and Herodotus writes that King Xerxes' troops "were adorned with the greatest magnificence they glittered all over with gold,