Animal-Headed Figure Pendant

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gold-colored metal pendant in the shape of a figure with an animal head. The pendant features two animal heads side-by-side along the top with sharp teeth and a row of triangles on top. Two gold spheres sit between the heads. The body of the pendant is a wide, inverted trapezoid with a rectangular section below and narrow vertical slit down the middle. The bottom of the pendant flares out into a semi-circular shape with a row of curved, pointed shapes. Two arms extend from the sides, each holding a decorative object. The background is black. Title: Animal-Headed Figure Pendant.