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Pendant
Near Eastern, Iranian
Prehistoric
before 4300 B.C.
Findspot: Iran, Rayy, Plot F-7, refuse, SE corner, D of excavation 3.25
Medium/Technique
Tortoiseshell?
Dimensions
Width x length x thickness: 1.7 x 2.3 x 0.7 cm (11/16 x 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
University Museum—M. F. A. Persian Expedition
Accession Number39.479
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Asia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionShield shaped, deeply incised hatches (possibly inscription?), perforated laterally at center of back. Red-brown tortoise shell? Complete.
Provenance1936, excavated at Rayy (Chal Turkhan, in present-day Iran), by the University Museum-M.F.A. Persian Expedition; 1939, assigned to the MFA as part of the division of excavated objects. (Accession Date: January 12, 1939)