"Carnelian Pillow Shaped Pendant Seal Amulet. Syria, 3rd Millennium B.c."
A carnelian pillow shaped pendant seal amulet, with a Georgian gold pendant mount.
Syria, early Bronze-Age, ca. mid-3rd millennium B.C.
The seal measures 3.2 x 2.5 x 0.9cm.
The pendant has carved lines to the front and back and four pierced loops to be strung on a necklace.
The Georgian pendant mounting is of simple construction in high carat rose gold.
A similar example can be found amongst a group of ancient beads in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 1986.315.5. They are catalogued as; Pendant and beads (Carnelian, lapis lazuli and gold), Syria, ca. mid-3rd millennium B.C. Gift of Jacques Chalmin and Jean-Luc Chalmin in 1986.
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