Jewelry from a burial at the necropolis of ancient Tomis, today Constanța, dated to the 2nd century. The Collections of the Museum for National History and Archaeology Constanţa, Romania.
Gold medallion with a bust of Aphrodite, a part of a hairnet most likely.
Photo: MNIR
Ancient jewelry discovered and housed by the Museum of National History and Archeology Constanta an article
Sources
- Gold Jewelry in the Collections of the Museum for National History and Archaeology Constanţa [catalog]
Bijuterii antice din aur din colecţiile Muzeului de Istorie Naţională şi Arheologie Constanţa / Lungu Virgil, COVACEF Zahária, CHERA Constantin. – Constanţa: Ex Ponto, 2011 ISBN: 978-606-598-126-3
https://www.minac.ro/assets/bt6-bijuterii-antice-din-aur.pdf - Late Ancient Adornments on the Territory of Romania – a Means of Religious Propaganda at the Beginning of Christianity, Ioana-Iulia Olaru 2014 https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=512652
- Muzeul Național de Istorie a României [website]
- Ancient Tomis, a virtual tour and photo gallery http://www.cjc.ro/MINAC/en/video.html
- Photos from an exhibition “Romania’s ancient gold and silver“:
1. http://www.pozedecalatorie.ro/muzeul-olteniei-aurul-si-argintul-antic-al-romaniei/
2. https://www.svnews.ro
3. https://www.sensolifestyle.ro
Catalog of jewelry https://www.minac.ro/assets/bt6-bijuterii-antice-din-aur.pdf