Lot Essay
For similar ram's head pendants in the British Museum see nos. 81-88, pls. XXX-XXXI in Strong, Catalogue of the Carved Amber in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities.
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CIRCA LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ITALIC AMBER PENDANT
Circa Late 6th-Early 5th Century B.C.
In the form of a ram's head, the somewhat flattened head well-detailed, with ridged, underslung horns, a grooved ridge at the flat back which is bored for suspension
11/8 in. (2.9 cm) long
Circa Late 6th-Early 5th Century B.C.
In the form of a ram's head, the somewhat flattened head well-detailed, with ridged, underslung horns, a grooved ridge at the flat back which is bored for suspension
11/8 in. (2.9 cm) long
Provenance
Crescent Gallery, Tokyo