Lot Essay
Cf. O. White Muscarella (ed.), Ancient Art: The Norbert Schimmel Collection, Mainz, 1974, no. 129 for similar with star or sun motif.
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LATE MIDDLE SYRIAN PERIOD, 1300-1200 B.C.
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A REPOUSSÉ SHEET GOLD ASTRAL PENDANT
LATE MIDDLE SYRIAN PERIOD, 1300-1200 B.C.
The gold disc with a central star motif and decorative bosses between the rays, a row of punched dots frame the disc, surround each boss and delineate the rays, cylindrical suspension loop above
2½ in. (6.3 cm.) diam.
LATE MIDDLE SYRIAN PERIOD, 1300-1200 B.C.
The gold disc with a central star motif and decorative bosses between the rays, a row of punched dots frame the disc, surround each boss and delineate the rays, cylindrical suspension loop above
2½ in. (6.3 cm.) diam.
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