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Scallop shell pyxis from the Golyama Kosmatka Tumulus; Bulgaria [d/b]

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The Silver-Gilt Scallop Shell Pyxis from the Golyama Kosmatka Tumulus

Silver pyxis, gilded inside

a life-size reproduction of “Mediterranean shell”

The upper surface
The upper surface decorated with rosettes of the flat valve of the scallop shell pyxis from Golyama Kosmatka tumulus photo S. Dimov
  1. Re-evaluating the cockleshell as an iconographic element of the Thracian Rider(s) reliefs; Dilyana Boteva
    https://www.academia.edu/46396296/Re_evaluating_the_cockleshell_as_an_iconographic_element_of_the_Thracian_Rider_s_reliefs
  2. Berenike Bids Farewell to Seuthes III: The Silver-Gilt Scallop Shell Pyxis from the Golyama Kosmatka Tumulus; Emil Nankov
    https://www.academia.edu/1541385/Berenike_Bids_Farewell_to_Seuthes_III_The_Silver_Gilt_Scallop_Shell_Pyxis_from_the_Golyama_Kosmatka_Tumulus