Babylon, circa 700 – 400 BC.
The carved colorless chalcedony pendant is modeled as a sleeping dark. The base of the pendant is carved as a seal matrix with a stylized image of an animal.
The pendant measures 20 x 16 mm (13/16 x 5/8 in.)
The 22K gold wire is modern.
The pendant comes with a note written by professor Wilfred Lambert, a specialist in Near Eastern archaeology.
Learn more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfred_G._Lambert
