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Glass necklace with gold pendants, solar disc

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Glass necklace with gold pendants

6th Century B.C.

The central pendant is of a vase on an altar flanked by uraei (the sacred serpents of Egypt). The crescents and discs may signify the new and full moon.

WA 133334

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Glass necklace with gold pendants
Taken on  Monday 17th of August 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Genre:  6th Century B.C.
Source:  London, United Kingdom
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