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caprids (goats)
Provenance: Private collection of a Connecticut attorney
see Metropolitan Museum of Art accession number 1989
the left is now missing
A Neo-Assyrian Gold and Glass pendant, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE Jewelry - Beads caprids (goats)A striking Neo Assyrian pendant centered by a vivid cobalt blue glass inlay, surrounded by raised gold bosses radiating across the circular surface. Constructed in sheet gold over a bronze core, the pendant reflects the refined metalworking traditions of the ancient Near East, where gold and colored glass were prized for both their beauty and symbolic associations with protection, status, and divine favor. The rich contrast between the luminous gold
