The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 22, 2026

A gold pendant is shaped like a horizontal, wavy form textured with dense granulation. Smooth, raised lines frame the beaded surface, which curves upward at both ends. At the center cluster three small, rounded protrusions. Small cylindrical tubes for threading are located along the top and bottom edges of the bright yellow object. Its rhythmic composition is defined by the contrast between the densely textured surface and its smooth, undulating contours.

Set of Pendants Ending in a Bull's Head

185–72 BCE

India, Shunga period

(185–78 BCE)
gold repoussé with granulation
John L. Severance Fund 1973.53.b
Location: 242A Ancient India
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974: Year in Review 1973.
  • {{cite web|title=Set of Pendants Ending in a Bull's Head|url=false|author=|year=185–72 BCE|access-date=22 July 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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