Pendant, c. 700 BC. This pendant consists of two parts: a superbly carved lion?s head in amethyst that has been set into a D-shaped gold base consisting of a platform surrounded by eight seated baboons. The lion?s head is an heirloom from the New Kingdom, most likely a gaming piece that had been adapted in the Napatan period to serve as an pendant amulet. This procedure was fairly common in antiquity as a means of recycling precious stones. The importance of leonine deities in Nubian religion was obviously the motivating force behind the creation of this spectacular ornament.
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Creative#:
TOP25295950
Source:
達志影像
Authorization Type:
RM
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No
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