PARTHIAN GOLD PENDANT DECORATED WITH FLOWERS AND FILIGREE MOTIFS
Ca. AD 100 - 300.
A Parthian 21 ct gold pendant decorated with flowers on the pear shaped body. The edges of the pendant are decorated with filigree circles; round hoop on the top. This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.
Size: 25mm x 13mm; Weight: 2g
Provenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a family London collection formed since the 1980s.
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Ca. AD 100 - 300.
A Parthian 21 ct gold pendant decorated with flowers on the pear shaped body. The edges of the pendant are decorated with filigree circles; round hoop on the top. This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.
Size: 25mm x 13mm; Weight: 2g
Provenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a family London collection formed since the 1980s.