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A VERY RARE ANCIENT HELLENISTIC FILIGREE GOLD PENDENT

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A VERY RARE ANCIENT HELLENISTIC FILIGREE GOLD PENDENT
A VERY RARE ANCIENT HELLENISTIC FILIGREE GOLD PENDENT, EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY
B.C.Of Greek Hellenistic Gold Stylea fine gold pendant, the central spherical body decorated with pyramidal granulation clusters that
taper away from the visible equatorial band that bisects the body, a cylindrical shaft extends from the top hemisphere of the body
that is also decorated with granulation in random clusters, at the top of this shaft is a curled piece of gold for attachment, from the
lower hemisphere extends a shorter protrusion that is capped with a sphere with further granulation. Artisans of the Eastern
Mediterranean used the iconography, including jewelry. This Dionysian influence is evident in the granulation that takes the shape of
grape clusters. This pendant is an excellent representation of the synthesis of Greek and Near Eastern elements. The grape motif
dates back to the third millennium BC. For related example see: Rudolph, Wolf, Barbara Deppert-Lippitz, and Linda Baden. A Golden
Legacy: Ancient Jewelry from the Burton Y. Berry Collection at the Indiana University Art Museum. Bloomington: Indiana University
Art Museum in Association with Indiana UP, 1995. Pg 167 #35.B. Pendant 70.89.2.B.