Necklace
This exceptional gold necklace confirms the advanced skill of Qataban goldsmiths. A center pendant, executed in the repoussé technique, depicts a woman’s face. The inscription—“protection of Lat, be upon Far‘iat”—identifies the original owner as a woman named Far‘iat.
Necklace
Timna, 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Gold
LTS2008.1.2
