A Mesopotamian Hematite Weight in the Form of a Shell, Neo-Babylonian Period, ca. 600 - 400 BCE Glass the wide central register with

the wide central register with a priest

many objects

who traveled on horseback through Central Asia to Persia (modern Iran)

and form among surviving examples has led to the hypothesis that these were produced in nested sets for storage and transport

reflecting the ornate Byzantine aesthetic that emphasizes status through size

A Mesopotamian Hematite Weight in the Form of a Shell, Neo-Babylonian Period, ca. 600 - 400 BCE Glass the wide central register withCarved from a beautiful black hematite and hand polished to a silky smooth finish, this small weight is in the form of a conch shell with the spire whorls tapering into a point at one end. It has been mounted as a pendant on a 14K white gold and diamond bail and strung on an adjustable 18" chain of 18K white gold. Medium: Hematite, gold Dimensions: Amulet length: 3 4 inch (1. 9 cm). Strung on an 18 inch white gold chain. Condition: Three chips to the