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Pendant for a Chain
Unknown2nd–1st century B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Pendant with end cuffs of raised gold sheet. The stone is irregular at its cross section. The end cuffs have end plates and are attached to the stone by metal pins and a protruding wire spiral on one side. The end cuffs are edged with twisted gold wire and decorated with triangles of granulation.
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Details
- Title: Pendant for a Chain
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 2nd–1st century B.C.
- Location Created: Iran (?)
- Physical Dimensions: 8.9 × 3.6 cm (3 1/2 × 1 7/16 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.92.13
- 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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