Agora Object: J 2
Inventory Number:   J 2
Section Number:   Α 184
Title:   Gold Pendant or Earring
Category:   Jewelry & Gems
Description:   A curving band of gold, shaped like the letter C.
Triangular in section and tapering toward a small round knob at each tip, is suspended from its center by a triple grooved loop, flat in section, the pointed attachment finished by a third knob.
Within the curving frame is a small round disk of gold, with a female head right, repoussée. This disk is attached to the upper grooved ring by a thin strip of gold.
The head of Aphrodite (?), recalls coin types of 4th-3rd c. B.C.
Cf. J 7.
Notes:   For context see Hesp. 52 (1983), p. 272-273.
Context:   Cave, north chamber, upper filling.
Negatives:   Leica, 2-205, 79-4-1, 78-7-28(27), 78-7-29, 79-3-18, 79-3-19
Dimensions:   H. 0.017; W. 0.014
Date:   9 March 1932
Section:   Α
Grid:   Α:14/Κ
Elevation:   -1.50m.
Masl:   -1.5m.
Deposit:   H 6:9.1
Bibliography:   Hesperia 52 (1983), p. 285, pl. 52, no. 19.
Is Similar To:   Agora:Object:J 7
References:   Publication: Hesperia 52 (1983)
Images (6)
Deposit: H 6:9
Deposit: H 6:9.1
Notebook: Α-5
Notebook: Α-7
Notebook Page: Α-5-55 (pp. 886-887)
Notebook Page: Α-7-62 (pp. 1287-1288)
Card: J 2