BACTRIAN GOLD PENDANT
Ca. 700 - 300 BC.
A Bactrian 20.5 ct gold sphere pendant with a flat section at the top. It is decorated with golden pellets at the top and bottom. This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.
Size: 17mm x 10mm; Weight: 2g
Provenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a family London collection formed since the 1980s.
