A RARE TURQUOISE-INLAID GOLD RAM-FORM FITTING, SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 7TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY BC
A RARE TURQUOISE-INLAID GOLD RAM-FORM FITTING
SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 7TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY BC
The finely chased fitting is shaped as a recumbent ram, its head turned to the side. There are multiple cloisons that highlight areas of the body, some with turquoise inlay. Two posts or rivets project from the back.
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) wide; weight 61.4 g
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A RARE TURQUOISE-INLAID GOLD RAM-FORM FITTING
SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 7TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY BC
The finely chased fitting is shaped as a recumbent ram, its head turned to the side. There are multiple cloisons that highlight areas of the body, some with turquoise inlay. Two posts or rivets project from the back.
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) wide; weight 61.4 g