A Western Asiatic gold disc pendant

A Western Asiatic gold disc pendant
Circa mid-late 2nd Millennium B.C.
With a large central boss encircled by concentric rings of impressed dots and smaller bosses, a curled tang forming a suspension loop at the top, 6.6cm diam.

Provenance:
Private collection, Europe, acquired in 1980 on the London art market.

For a discussion of this type of gold pendant, see E.O. Negahban, 'Pendants from Marlik', Iranica Antiqua, vol. XXIV, pp.175-198; see pl. VI for some closely related examples.