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. Provenance: Near East; origin: Luristan. Materials: metal; harness component/pendant; decoration. Weight: 94 g; diameter: 5.5 cm; thickness: 1.2 cm., A small sculptural object stands upright against a plain gray background, showing a textured, weathered surface with a mix of green, brown, and dark bronze tones; the form tapers toward the top with an irregular protrusion, a rounded upper section with two raised rounded areas on the front, and a segmented lower portion with a series of rounded horizontal ridges; lighting casts a soft shadow beneath the object.
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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. Provenance: Near East; origin: Luristan. Materials: metal; harness component/pendant; decoration. Weight: 94 g; diameter: 5.5 cm; thickness: 1.2 cm., A small sculptural object stands upright against a plain gray background, showing a textured, weathered surface with a mix of green, brown, and dark bronze tones; the form tapers toward the top with an irregular protrusion, a rounded upper section with two raised rounded areas on the front, and a segmented lower portion with a series of rounded horizontal ridges; lighting casts a soft shadow beneath the object.

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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 Provenance Near East origin Luristan Materials metal harness component decoration Weight 94 g diameter 5.5 cm thickness 1.2 cm small sculptural object stands upright plain gray background showing textured weathered surface mix green brown dark bronze tones form tapers irregular protrusion rounded upper section two raised rounded areas front segmented lower portion series rounded horizontal ridges lighting casts soft shadow beneath object.

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