中東 Terracotta 雙碗,西元前一世紀。 10.5 公分長。
編號 82710529
西亞 金色 藍色玻璃珠和瑪瑙吊墜 (沒有保留價)
編號 82710529
西亞 金色 藍色玻璃珠和瑪瑙吊墜 (沒有保留價)
A Western Asiatic gold pendant, featuring a triangular body with two agate dangles and three blue glass beads. The piece displays a mirrored decorative pattern, repeated on both its front and back. This is comprised of a triangular bezel embellished with gold granules around its perimeter and two additional small rings of granules to its base vertices. The bezel would have likely been set with stones. There is a loop attached to each of the small rings, from which a spherical banded agate bead dangles. To the top, there is a suspension loop which extends as a pin for attachment to the bezel and holding three small glass beads of contrasting shades of blue in place, in the arrangement of two darker rounded ones enclosing a brighter cylindrical one in between.
Jewellery played an important role across many Near Eastern civilisations. Gold necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets would have been worn in everyday life but also buried with the deceased.
Measurements: Circa L 3cm x W 1cm
Weight: 1.44g
Provenance: Private collection, Japanese gentleman (deceased).