A Western Asiatic Gold Pendant, ca. early 1st millennium BCE Medium - Glass Constructed entirely of faience

Constructed entirely of faience

cf: Hoopes

Background:  In the middle of the sixth century

elaborately decorated

have developed directly from Betty’s experience as a ritual body painter

A Western Asiatic Gold Pendant, ca. early 1st millennium BCE Medium - Glass Constructed entirely of faienceOf 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,