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Pendant for a Chain

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 cuffs were decorated in a fashion like those on 81.AN.92.5, except that there are gold wire circles soldered to the end cuffs, which may originally have been settings for gem stones, as in the case with 81.AN.92.3.

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