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Pendant of a hare or a cowrie shell which illustrates the Etruscan predilection for depicting more than one form in an object. The irregular conformation of the amber pieces sparked the artists' creativity.
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Title: Pendant: hare
Period: Classical
Date: 5th century BCE
Culture: Italic
Medium: Amber
Dimensions: Other: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)
Classification: Miscellaneous-Amber
Credit Line: Purchase, Renée E. and Robert A. Belfer, Patti Cadby Birch and The Joseph Rosen Foundation Inc. Gifts, and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1992
Accession Number: 1992.11.13
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