Caption

Decorative pendant from a horse harness, unknown Near Eastern workshop. The pendant is in the form of a thick ring with a round eyelet at the top. The lower half of the ring is decorated with 16 notches. On both sides, the notching terminates in a pair of small round knobs. The pendant was probably an element of a harness. 9th–6th century BC end of the 2nd millennium–first half of the 1st millennium BC; Iron Period. Luristan, Near East. Harness component, pendant; material culture; decoration. Weight 94 g; diameter 5.5 cm; thickness 1.2 cm., A circular metal ring with a rough textured surface and a small loop at the top, showing a patina of green and brown with hints of darker gray and reddish tones, the lower half of the ring features a series of carved ridges creating a fluted pattern, the object rests on a smooth light gray background and casts a soft shadow beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_370

License type

Rights managed

Available size

81.8Mb (1.7Mb) / 17.8in x 17.8in / 5348 x 5348 (300dpi)

Keywords

Decorative pendant horse harness unknown Near Eastern workshop pendant form thick ring round eyelet top lower half ring decorated 16 notches sides notching terminates pair small round knobs pendant was element harness 9th–6th century BC 2nd millennium–first half 1st millennium BC Iron Period Luristan Near East Harness component material culture decoration Weight 94 g diameter 5.5 cm thickness 1.2 cm circular metal ring rough textured surface small loop showing patina green brown hints darker gray reddish tones ring features series carved ridges creating fluted pattern object rests smooth light gray background casts soft shadow beneath .