A Western Asiatic Gold Pendant, ca. early 1st millennium BCE Sculpture - Varia Condition: Intact and in very

Condition: Intact and in very good condition overallDimensions: Length: 2

a site with two rock holes that is east of the Kiwirrkura community

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A Western Asiatic Gold Pendant, ca. early 1st millennium BCE Sculpture - Varia Condition: Intact and in 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,