An important necklace with a ram's head pendant. Greek, 5th cent. B.C. Photo Cahn Auktionen AG

L. 17 cm. Gold. The necklace is composed of ribbed beads between which acorn and squash pendants alternate. A ram's head protome forms the central element. The protome and the beads are all made of sheet gold. The seam is visible below the ram's chin. Ribbed horns. The fur on the top of the head and below the chin is rendered by raised dots. A rosette made of beaded wire crowns the top of ram's head. The neck cuff is bordered by beaded wire and decorated with granulation. Some of the pendants are dented.

Provenance: Formerly Coll. Heinz Hoek, 1950's-1960's.