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Pendant for a Chain
Unknown2nd–1st century B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Pendant in the form of a "Kohl tube" with gold end cuffs and a gold cuff at the center with a double loop. The outer cuffs have end plates. Decorated with S-shaped scrolls and triangles of granulation. The edges of the cuff in the middle are decorated with twisted wire. The tube was re-used for a pendant.
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Details
- Title: Pendant for a Chain
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 2nd–1st century B.C.
- Location Created: Iran (?)
- Physical Dimensions: 8.2 × 1.3 cm (3 1/4 × 1/2 in.)
- Type: Pendant
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Agate, dark stone, rock crystal and gold
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 81.AN.92.1
- Culture: Near Eastern (Parthian)
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Jewelry
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