Gold necklace with a diamond shape cross pendant

Georgia Museums, Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi

A gold necklace with a diamond-like cross pendant. The pendant is composed of pointed and embossed circles. The lace is made up of triangles.

Items of goldsmithery are imported. The pectoral adorned with cloisonne inlay is an Egyptian item of the Achaemenid period. The bracelets adorned with animal heads, with concave back and inlay are typically Achaemenid. The phiale is also imported.


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A gold necklace with a diamond-like cross pendant.
Taken on  Thursday 02nd of July 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Source:  Tbilisi, Georgia

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