Jewelry The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Ancient Lion Pendant Necklace

Our Modern Necklace In 14K Vermeil Evokes An Ancient Gold Lion-Head Pendant In The Met, Which Was Made On The Island Of Cyprus During The Second Half Of The 5Th Century B.C. On The Original Pendant, The Lion-Head Is Finely Modeled In Two Halves, Left And Right, With A Flat Gold Sheet Closing Off The Neck Aperture.

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