49. Pendant: Ram’s Head
| Accession Number | 77.AO.81.19 |
| Culture | Italic |
| Date | 500–400 B.C. |
| Dimensions | Length: 27.5 mm; width: 20.5 mm; depth: 12.5 mm; Weight: 3.6 g |
| Subjects | Ram |
Provenance
–1977, Gordon McLendon (Dallas, TX), donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1977.
Condition
The pendant is in a very good state of preservation, except for tiny chips missing from the right lip, the back of the neck, and the tip of the left horn. Only the chip from the horn appears to be recent. A web of cracks covers the surface of the piece, several of which have yellowish residue in them. The pendant is a dull red-brown, with yellowish surface alteration layers on the left cheek and especially on the underside of the pendant. The surface is opaque. In transmitted light, the amber is translucent and red. There are no visible inclusions.
Description
In comparison to the other three rams placed in this group—
Cat. no. 46 (cat. no. 46), 
Cat. no. 47 (cat. no. 47), and 
Cat. no. 48 (cat. no. 48)—the nose is broader and its tip blunter and the horns more flattened against the head. The ram’s neck is cylindrical on top and flatter on the throat. All of these distinguishing features may indicate the limitations of the original amber nodule.
Discussion
See the entry for
Cat. no. 46. The 1.6 mm suspension perforation has remains of metal.