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Pendant for a Chain

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Date: 2nd–1st century B.C.
Medium: Agate, dark stone, rock crystal and gold
Culture: Near Eastern (Parthian)
Department: Jewelry
Institution: Getty Museum

Pendant in the form of a "Kohl tube" with cuffs of raised gold sheet. The end cuffs are without gold end plates, edged with twisted gold wire, and decorated with triangles of granulation.

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