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Pendant: Paired Lions
Unknown600–550 B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Pendant composed of two reguardant lions in repose, mirrored along their ventral surfaces. At the top, functioning as a suspension device between the two felines, is a protrusion of amber. When suspended, the lions' flanks would be presented. At the bottom is a section of amber that, together with the encircling tails, forms a calyx-like base.
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Details
- Title: Pendant: Paired Lions
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 600–550 B.C.
- Location Created: Italy
- Physical Dimensions: 56 × 82 × 20 mm (2 3/16 × 3 1/4 × 13/16 in.)
- Type: Bead
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Amber
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 77.AO.81.3
- Culture: Etruscan
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Gordon McLendon
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Jewelry
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