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Pendant

Italic, Etruscan
Archaic Period
6th century B.C.

Medium/Technique Electrum
Dimensions Overall: 2.5cm (1in.)
Overall: 3.38 gm (0.01 lb.)
Credit Line Gift of Edward Perry Warren
Accession Number13.176
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentPendants

DescriptionThere is a pear-shaped with loop at the top of the pendant for suspension. The granulated decoration is arranged in zones: (1) Triangles; (2) Men, stags and triangles; (3) Swastikas; (4) N repeated seven times. On the bottom there is a swastika in a circle. Condition: A hole in the 3rd and 4th zones; pendant is dented in places.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: From Suessula); January 2, 1913: gift of Edward Perry Warren to MFA