A large Persian Crescent Shaped Gold Pendant Necklace, Seljuk Period, ca. 11th - 12th century CE Medium - Wood are evocative choices

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fastened by a pin and terminated with two stylised dragon head terminals facing a central

Conditions: Intact and in very good condition overall

A large Persian Crescent Shaped Gold Pendant Necklace, Seljuk Period, ca. 11th - 12th century CE Medium - Wood are evocative choicesOf crescent form, this spectacular heavyweight hollow gold pendant is decorated on one side with three large filigree round floral elements, four small floral elements, and a triangular design at the center. It is strung as a necklace composed of twenty eight fine ovoid gold ball beads, each bead decorated with multiple rows of intricate openwork circular decoration. Each gold bead is strung with an alternating smaller orange carnelian round bead.