Légende

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. Iron Period, 9th–6th century BC end of the 2nd millennium–first half of the 1st millennium BC. Luristan, Near East. Materials: unspecified metal, weight 94 g, diameter 5.5 cm, thickness 1.2 cm., An irregular ring-shaped metal object with a rough, pitted surface and a looped extension at the top, resembling a small pendant or amulet; the ring has a textured, segmented lower half with raised ridges and a pair of small rounded protrusions on one side that look like stylized eyes, and a small rounded knob on the opposite side; the interior of the ring is hollow and shows uneven surfaces; the object rests against a smooth, neutral background. Colors visible include greenish patina, brownish bronze, dark gray, and hints of reddish brown.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_373

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

81.8Mo (1.1Mo) / 45.3cm x 45.3cm / 5348 x 5348 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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 Iron Period 9th–6th century BC 2nd millennium–first half 1st millennium BC Luristan Near East Materials unspecified metal weight 94 g diameter 5.5 cm thickness 1.2 cm irregular ring-shaped metal object rough pitted surface looped extension resembling small pendant amulet textured segmented lower half raised ridges small rounded protrusions side look stylized eyes knob opposite side interior hollow uneven surfaces object rests smooth neutral background Colors visible include greenish patina brownish bronze dark gray hints reddish brown.