A superb Fatimid Double Horse Head Gold Pendant, ca. 11th - 13th century CE Medium - Clay with carefully articulated features and

with carefully articulated features and an unusually well-preserved glaze

the Corcoran museum trustees and the American University Museum directors agree that the deaccession and sale of these antiquities will keep Senator Clark’s generous legacy alive

a prominent funerary object that first appeared during the Middle Kingdom (Dynasty XIII)

making it suitable for contemporary wear while honoring its ancient origins

A superb Fatimid Double Horse Head Gold Pendant, ca. 11th - 13th century CE Medium - Clay with carefully articulated features andThis 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