The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 8, 2026

A horizontal gold ornament features a sinuous body curving upward at the ends. The surface is densely textured with rows of tiny gold spheres. In the center, a beaded semicircle sits above three smooth, rounded protrusions. Radiating lines of granules spread from this central motif toward the wing-like edges. Four small, hollow tubes are attached along the top and bottom margins for attachment.

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.d
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=08 June 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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