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Terminal from a Broad Collar

Title	Terminal from a Broad Collar
Publication Date:	305–30 B.C.E.
Publication Place	- Brooklyn Museum
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	1 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 in. (3.5 x 4.5 x 0.7 cm)
Library:	Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID	Accession Number: 65.3.2
Record ID	brooklyn-3737
Library Location	Brooklyn Museum
Date	305–30 B.C.E.
Notes	Opaque glass hawk’s head (Horus) terminal or pendant. Set in gold with a gold backing. A fine rope of twisted gold wire across the bottom forms five loops (one missing at right corner). A suspension loop is attached separately at left top center. Head faces to right, is predominantly white, with yellow beak and yellow ringed black eye; dark blue areas on back of head, behind and under the eye. Across the bottom, red and black striped yellow sections, three in all, alternate with four dark blue sections to form a horizontal band. Color sections not inlaid in white, but fused with it. Condition: Good. Object apparently complete although there may have been another twisted wire loop at the lower right corner (now missing). Slight yellow-brown discolorations on the white glass at top of head, around eye, ant right edge, and at lower edge. Slight incrustation on back of gold setting. \| more \| less
Malzeme	Gold, glass
Zaman Dilimi	Ptolemaic Period

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Terminal from a Broad Collar

Publication Date 305–30 B.C.E.

Publication Place - Brooklyn Museum

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 1 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 in. (3.5 x 4.5 x 0.7 cm)

Library Digital Library of the Middle East

Library Asset ID Accession Number: 65.3.2

Record ID brooklyn-3737

Library Location Brooklyn Museum

Date 305–30 B.C.E.

Notes Opaque glass hawk’s head (Horus) terminal or pendant. Set in gold with a gold backing. A fine rope of twisted gold wire across the bottom forms five loops (one missing at right corner). A suspension loop is attached separately at left top center. Head faces to right, is predominantly white, with yellow beak and yellow ringed black eye; dark blue areas on back of head, behind and under the eye. Across the bottom, red and black striped yellow sections, three in all, alternate with four dark blue sections to form a horizontal band. Color sections not inlaid in white, but fused with it. Condition: Good. Object apparently complete although there may have been another twisted wire loop at the lower right corner (now missing). Slight yellow-brown discolorations on the white glass at top of head, around eye, ant right edge, and at lower edge. Slight incrustation on back of gold setting. | more | less

Malzeme Gold, glass

Zaman Dilimi Ptolemaic Period