Un pendentif en or d'Asie occidentale, ca. début du 1er millénaire avant notre ère
MJ1433
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En or haut carat, le disque en feuille estampé de trois mouflons inclinables, centré d'un pommeau hémisphérique, le pommeau souligné de points pincés, le disque surmonté d'une boucle de suspension.
Ce pendentif en or atteste du savoir-faire exceptionnel des orfèvres achéménides. Les écrivains grecs parlent souvent de l'immense richesse des Perses, et Hérodote écrit que les troupes du roi Xerxès « étaient ornées de la plus grande magnificence... elles brillaient partout d'or, dont ils portaient de grandes quantités sur eux » (7. 83).
Dimensions : Diamètre : 4,5 cm (1,77 pouces)
Etat : intact et en excellent état général bon état
Provenance : Ex. Collection de la famille Anavian acquise il y a plus de 30 ans par David et Henry Anavian en Iran, avant le départ du Shah.
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