Italic Culture (Italy before the Romans) Composed of 14 pendants, each topped with a cylindrical suspension loop. Consisting of six circular pendants, each with an inverted crescent over a circular boss, representing the moon and sun, a popular Phoenician motif. Eight anchor-shaped hollow pendants, each outlined with twisted wire. All interspaced with fifteen plain cylindrical gold spacer beads. Restrung on a modern gold necklace, with a clasp.  Each circular pendant; 1.8 cm. diam., 1.97 cm. with suspension loop Each anchor-shaped pendant; 1.6 cm. high with suspension loop Each spacer bead; 1.18 cm. long weight: 18 g.   Note A variant type has an inverted crescent over the boss, a Phoenician motif indicating the sun and the moon in association. An example from Vulci is covered with fine granulation; one from Bisenzio, Tomb IO, is inlaid with amber. A third example comes from Marsigliana. Provenance Private collection, Switzerland, acquired in 1980 Condition Mounted on a modern wire, otherwise in very nice state of preservation Literature R.A. Higgins, Greek and Roman Jewellery, 2nd edition, 1980, 141, pl. 33b Shipping terms Worldwide shipping. No export permit needed to ship from Switzerland.Buyers have to cover transport costs and any additional import costs (e.g. VAT, import levies). You also acknowledge and accept that you are responsible for checking if there is any specific rule or restriction applicable to the import of an object into your country.