Necklace with cameo from Tillya Tepe and its comparanda from the Black Sea region

Necklace with cameo showing helmeted head from Tillya Tepe, Tomb IV [male burial], 1st century BCE – 1st century CE
Gold and sardonyx, overall diameter: 20.5 cm, length 65 cm; cameo: 4 x 3.5 x 7.4 cm
National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul, 04.40.378
Sources:
1. Cat. No. 116 Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul https://www.nga.gov
2. Tillya Tepe and connections with the Eurasian steppes, Henri-Paul Francfort
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A cameo necklace unearthed in the Tillya Tepe of Afghanistan was on display at an exhibition of Afghan national treasures at Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing, capital of China, June 22, 2019. [Photo by Wan Lina/China.org.cn] http://www.china.org.cn

Sara Peterson, Tillya-tepe Burials, overview
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