Jewellery & Goldsmiths' Work
Pendant of a Bird (Rooster?)
Permanent Exhibition
Details
- Author / creator
- Northern Greece, Macedonian, Geometric period (900-700 BCE)
- Object type
- Jewellery
- Date or period
- 700s–600s BCE
- Dimensions summary
- Overall: 5 × 9 cm
- Maker or workshop
- Northern Greece, Macedonian, Geometric period (900-700 BCE)
- Period / style
- Gothic
- Place of origin
- Northern Greece
- Acquisition method
- Donation
- Credit line
- Gift of the Pemberton family, 1999
- Image rights
- Public domain (CC0)
About this object
Although quite schematic, the subject of this pendant is easily recognizable as a bird, likely a rooster. Cleverly designed to hang evenly from its central suspension loop, it comprises three main parts: long neck terminating in a head with a pointy beak and small crest; triangular body with stylized feet; and broadly arched tail feathers.
Materials and technique
Bronze
