Italy (Bolsena)

Etruscan Gold Pendant with Swastika Symbols (Part of a Set of Three Pendants)

2728

Crafted during the Orientalizing period, specifically dated between 725 B.C. and 675 B.C. (or the early 7th century B.C.).

Created as a high-status personal ornament and apotropaic amulet, worn by elite aristocratic women in Etruria as part of a ceremonial necklace set deposited in princely tombs to ensure supernatural protection and display immense lineage wealth.