Pendant from Necklace

5th-4th century BCE (Achaemenid) H: 1/4 in. (0.6 cm) Citation Source image

The griffin's head, cast in solid gold, must once have formed part of a necklace. A loop attached to the head between the horns lets the piece swing freely on a second gold loop attached to a tubular gold bead. The elegant stylization of the fierce beast is typically Achaemeni...

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Collection of Arthur U. Pope [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; George Hewitt Myers [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Textile Museum, Washington D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1977, by purchase.
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