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Pendant: Ram's Head

Unknown525–480 B.C.

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Pendant carved in the shape of a ram's head. Four lines cross the nose and slope down toward the corners of the mouth. The horns curve out from the top of the head and around each side; they have ridges with tightly spaced grooves. The tips of the horns, now missing, would have turned outward. A filament threaded through a perforation in the collar area would have suspended the pendant.

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  • Title: Pendant: Ram's Head
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 525–480 B.C.
  • Location Created: Italy
  • Physical Dimensions: 19.5 × 15.5 × 28 mm (3/4 × 5/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
  • Type: Fauna
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Amber
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 76.AO.83
  • Culture: Etruscan
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Gordon McLendon
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Jewelry
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