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Pendant: Head of a Female Divinity or Sphinx (Side A, previous main view)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

This pendant is fashioned in the shape of a female head, wearing a crown with two rows of rays. The head goes with its separately made back (76.AO.86).

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  • Title: Pendant: Head of a Female Divinity or Sphinx (Side A, previous main view)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 550–525 B.C.
  • Location Created: Italy
  • Physical Dimensions: 32 × 26 × 12 mm (1 1/4 × 1 × 1/2 in.)
  • Type: Female figure
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Amber
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 76.AO.85.1
  • 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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