Gold pendant

Unknown

4th century BCE · Gold · Greek and Roman Art

Pendant globe. A large white globe of lime mortar, evidently intended to imitate a large sea pearl, is enclosed in a gold wire net fused with granulation and constructed of rows of plain wire laid in a zigzag pattern.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th century BCE

Medium

Gold

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Christos G. Bastis Gift, 1999