A Greek Gold Heart Shaped Pendant, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd - 1st century BCE Byzantine An elegant and wearable jewel

An elegant and wearable jewel of royal association

motifs that were closely associated with themes of renewal

His role was to help revivify the corpse of the dead person

symmetrical cutting surface that tapers gracefully to a pointed tip

It was composed of multiple bead strings

A Greek Gold Heart Shaped Pendant, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd - 1st century BCE Byzantine An elegant and wearable jewelFinely worked high karat gold pendant of heart shaped form with a softly bifurcated base, richly decorated with applied granulation. Concentric borders of minute gold beads frame a textured central field, where the granules are arranged in a more fluid, organic pattern, reflecting the increasingly expressive surface treatment characteristic of Hellenistic goldwork. The composition balances structure and ornament, with the granulation serving as both