A Western Asiatic Gold Pendant, ca. early 1st millennium BCE Medium - Glass making this extraordinary piece very

making this extraordinary piece very unique

her arms held alongside her body

The skill of the artisan is reflected in this lovely necklace

Constructed entirely of faience

have developed directly from Betty’s experience as a ritual body painter

A Western Asiatic Gold Pendant, ca. early 1st millennium BCE Medium - Glass making this extraordinary piece veryOf 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,