A rare Near Eastern Bronze Crescent Axehead, ca. 1100 - 900 BCE Sculpture - Varia The pendant is shaped like

The pendant is shaped like a pomegranate

Foundation cups were produced under royal authority and deposited in foundation caches beneath temples and other important monuments during construction

It has been mounted as a pendant on a 14K white gold and diamond bail and strung on an adjustable 18" chain of 18K white gold

Dimensions: Necklace length: 25 inches (63

drawn close beneath the body

A rare Near Eastern Bronze Crescent Axehead, ca. 1100 - 900 BCE Sculpture - Varia The pendant is shaped likeThis distinctive type of crescentic axehead with a blade of bronze has often been reported from Luristan, where they appear to have been used primarily from about ca. 1100 to 900 BCE and is ultimately of Elamite or possibly Mesopotamian origin. Their decoration associates them directly with the spike butted axes and adzes in use there at the same time. With this example, the short cylindrical shaft hole is ridged at intervals and has a crouching lion