A superb Fatimid Double Horse Head Gold Pendant, ca. 11th - 13th century CE The A List such jewelry was often used

such jewelry was often used by individuals of high status

to be retrieved millennia later from the depths of the Mediterranean Sea

a basic "kit" was almost always included: a sponge

it was Isis who used her wings to search for and recover his body

In shape it consists of a tall broad shaft crossed near the top by four short horizontal bars

A superb Fatimid Double Horse Head Gold Pendant, ca. 11th - 13th century CE The A List such jewelry was often usedThis beautifully designed pendant of high karat gold, features a gracefully curved body decorated with granulated circles and terminating in two finely modeled horse heads. Each head features a finely modeled open mouth, ears inlaid with carnelian, and a round carnelian inlay in the center of the forehead. Suspended from the body are three dangling elements comprising a carnelian bead sitting above a round gold terminal that creates a fabulous sense