49. Pendant: Ram’s Head 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. Accession 77.AO.81.19 Description Number In comparison to the other three rams placed in this Culture Italic group—77.AO.81.16(cat. no. 46), 77.AO.81.17 (cat. no. 47), and77.AO.81.18(cat. no. 48)—the nose is broader and its Date 500–400 B.C. tip blunter and the horns more flattened against the head. Dimensions Length: 27.5 mm; width: 20.5 mm; depth: 12.5 The ram’s neck is cylindrical on top and flatter on the mm; Weight: 3.6 g throat. All of these distinguishing features may indicate the limitations of the original amber nodule. Subjects Ram Discussion Provenance See the entry for 77.AO.81.16. The 1.6 mm suspension –1977, Gordon McLendon (Dallas, TX), donated to the J. perforation has remains of metal. Paul Getty Museum, 1977. 255