Bidspirit auction | Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with

Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Banded Agate Bead - 8th century B.C. Comprising a barrel-shaped banded agate bead suspended vertically with a loop and collar above; a gold fusiform pendant below. Cf. Flourentzos, P., Vitobello, M.L., ‘The Phoenician gold jewellery from Kition, Cyprus’ in Archeo-sciences, 33, 1999, pp.143-149, fig.12, for similar elements from a necklace. 1.05 grams, 23 mm (1 in.). From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. The pendant structure shows affinities with three beads of a necklace from Kition (MLA 1742/34, 6, 7) made of high carat gold-alloy, and obtained by joining two hemispheres, each one embossed out of thick plate. The upper hemisphere is pierced at the top, where a small round suspension loop is inserted and fused.