Photo after Ibrahim Ahmad
Decorative disc, a stud with granulated decoration. “for its shape, the stud was identified with the covering of the top end of a ceremonial stick” [Frances Pinnock]
Gold and lapis lazuli
Diam. 3 cm, th. 0.3 cm
Ebla; Area Q. Royal Necropolis, Tomb of the Lord of the Goats, Hypogeum C
Middle Bronze II: ca 1750-1700 BCE
Aleppo, National Museum; TM.79.Q.200
Photo Italian Archaeological Expedition to Ebla after Frances Pinnock
- Introduction to Goldsmith Techniques in Syria during the Early and Middle Bronze Age
Ibrahim Ahmad (2020)
Asia Anteriore Antica. Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Cultures 2: 3-23.
doi: 10.13128/asiana-815 - Some Gublite Artifact Possibly Made at Ebla; Frances Pinnock; p. 85-100 https://doi.org/10.4000/syria.1547
- The gold of the Regolini-Galassi Tomb: between technology and symbol. New reading proposals in the context of the orientalizing phenomenon in Etruria [Gli ori della Tomba Regolini-Galassi : tra tecnologia e simbolo. Nuove proposte di lettura nel quadro del fenomeno orientalizzante in Etruria], Maurizio Sannibale https://www.persee.fr
- Granulation and Glass: Chronological and Stylistic Investigations at Selected Sites, ca. 2500-1400 B. C. E.;
Christine Lilyquist https://www.jstor.org/stable/1357319
Gold medallion with Aphrodite [d/b]
Gold medallion with Aphrodite and two Erotes. Crimea Photo source https://handvorec.ru/novosti/zayavlenie-krymskih-muzeev/ https://www.tvc.ru/news/show/id/106630 https://colorsandstones.eu/2023/04/28/medallions-gallery/
Gold brooch, Kerch [d/b]
Gold brooch / medallion; dated ???Kerch Historical and Archaeological Museum. Golden Treasury Photo source Kerch…
Medallions with a sun motif
Pair of bracelets from the Tutankhamun’s tomb, 14th century BCEPhoto (C) CULTNAT, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais…
Brooch from the Peschanyj Barrow, Sarmatian, 1st century BCE [d/b]
Fibula-brooch – carnelian intaglio with the image of the goddess Nike. Gold, carnelian, garnets, iron….
Gold and lapis belt from the Patti Birch collection; Iran, 4th-5th century [d/b]
Украшения Востока Krasnopeorov A.A. Part of a belt from Iran, 4th-5th century. Gold, lapis lazuli…
Gold plaque with Demeter, 4th century BCE [d/b]
Rostov Regional Museum of Local Lorehttps://ok.ru/museumrostov/topic/152089785633549 Gold plaque with the image of a woman’s head,…
Silver medallion with Aphrodite from Anapa, 1st century BCE [d/b]
In 2023, during archaeological excavations in Anapa [Krasnodar Territory], a silver medallion with an image…
Medallion with Cybele, 2nd century [auction] [d/b]
Source: https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/artemis-gallery/published-roman-20k-gold-ruby-glass-necklace-cybele-1649640 ” Roman, Imperial, ca. 2nd century CE. An exquisite necklace featuring a circular…
Clay medallion with Aphrodite and two Erotes [d/b]
187 BC – 168 BC, clay pyxis? lid https://www.searchculture.gr/aggregator/edm/mnam/000150-609295?language=en https://www.searchculture.grhttps://nationalarchive.culture.gr/el/exhibits/explore/view?id=339913
Gold medallion with Aphrodite [d/b]
Photo ©Zde https://commons.wikimedia.org Gold medallion with Aphrodite and Eros(?)late Ptolemaic period Archaeological Collection of Amorgos,…
Necklace with medallions, 4th century BCE [d/b]
Necklace with pendants in the shape of vultures, cupids, victories, lunulas and with two medallions…
Funerary diadem with a medallion depicting Aphrodite-Artemis and two Erotes, 2nd century, Gorgippia [d/b]
Gold, medallion diam. 5 cm; diadem length: 62.2 cm; strap width: 0.9 cm “from the…