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Scythian pectoral from the Great Twin Mound in the Kuban, 4th C BCE [d/b]

Пектораль (гривна). Курган Большая Близница. Золото. IV век до н.э.

Pectoral. It is formed by two twisted rods, between which there are 15 figures of animals (goats, sheep, dogs and hares) and filigree flowers and petals. Buckles in the form of embossed lion heads.

Made: Greece, 4th century B.C.

Gold, enamel. Outer diameter 18.4 cm

The Great Twin Mound in the Kuban. Excavations by OE Lutsenko, 1869

State Hermitage (St. Petersburg), inv. № BB 115