A Western Asiatic Gold Pendant, ca. early 1st millennium BCE Medium - Glass Dimensions: Height: 3 1/2 inches

Dimensions: Height: 3 1/2 inches (8

and a protruding headdress that mimics an avian crest

while the legs (tibiae) to the side

elaborately decorated

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A Western Asiatic Gold Pendant, ca. early 1st millennium BCE Medium - Glass Dimensions: Height: 3 1/2 inchesOf high karat gold, the sheet disk embossed with three reclining mouflon, centered by a hemispherical knob, the knob outlined in pinched dots, the disk surmounted by a suspension loop. This gold pendant attests to the exceptional skill of Achaemenid goldsmiths. Greek writers often speak of the tremendous wealth of the Persians, and Herodotus writes that King Xerxes' troops "were adorned with the greatest magnificence they glittered all over with gold,