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Pendant: Lion's Head

Date

550–500 B.C.

Medium

Amber

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Jewelry

Institution

Getty Museum

The pendant consists of the head and neck of a lion with its mouth open, baring its teeth and extending its tongue; the ears are flattened against the head. The edges of the perforation show wear from the movement of a suspension cord. Examples of lion head pendants have been found in female graves. Depictions of necklaces with lions' heads, which are hanging from tree branches, occur in Tarquinia in the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing.

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