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Pendant for a Chain (Main view)
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The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Pendant in the form of a "Kohl tube" with cuffs of raised gold sheet. Decorated with gold wire tongues and a soldered-on motif of meandering S-spirals. The cuffs are fastened to the stone with metal pins. The center cuff originally had three stone inlays, but only one orange stone is preserved.
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Details
- Title: Pendant for a Chain (Main view)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 2nd–1st century B.C.
- Location Created: Iran (?)
- 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.92.3
- 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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