Hellenistic Gold Crescent Pendant

The gold sheet pendant is decorated with intricately applied granulation and wire. There is a rosette on the bail.

Intact

4th - 3d Century BC

Height: 3 cm. (1 3/16 in.)

Width: 4 cm. (1 9/16 in.)

Ex: European private collection, 1950s - 1980s

Published: Antiquarium Ltd.; Ancient Treasures. (New York, 2003) p.20; Exhibited: BRAFA Art Fair. (Brussels, 26 Jan- 2 Feb 2020)

Comparandum: Rudolph, Wolf & Barbara Deppert; A Golden Legacy : Ancient Jewelry from the Burton Y. Berry Collection at the Indiana University Art Museum (Bloomington, 1995) no.31a