A large Persian Crescent Shaped Gold Pendant Necklace, Seljuk Period, ca. 11th - 12th century CE Medium - Glass Handle repaired and reattached

Handle repaired and reattached

Bezel diameter: 5/8 inch (1

Provenance:  an American private collection

forming a round face outlined in dark brown

A charming piece

A large Persian Crescent Shaped Gold Pendant Necklace, Seljuk Period, ca. 11th - 12th century CE Medium - Glass Handle repaired and reattachedOf crescent form, this spectacular heavyweight hollow gold pendant is decorated on one side with three large filigree round floral elements, four small floral elements, and a triangular design at the center. It is strung as a necklace composed of twenty eight fine ovoid gold ball beads, each bead decorated with multiple rows of intricate openwork circular decoration. Each gold bead is strung with an alternating smaller orange carnelian round bead.