A Western Asiatic Gold Pendant, ca. early 1st millennium BCE Sculpture - Varia the rings of high-ranking ecclesiastics

the rings of high-ranking ecclesiastics often have amethysts as their center stones

a site with two rock holes that is east of the Kiwirrkura community

with a similar scene

The NetherlandsArt Gallery of New South Wales

Condition: Intact and in very good condition overallDimensions: Length: 2

A Western Asiatic Gold Pendant, ca. early 1st millennium BCE Sculpture - Varia the rings of high-ranking ecclesiasticsOf 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,