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
Decorative patera with palmettes and a garland from the Porta Aurea [d/b]
Ravenna. Museo Nazionale. Patera decorativa di Porta Aurea. – University of Bologna, Europe – CC…
medallion / ornament; Italy, 1st C [d/b]
© Photo: Collection of Antiquities of the State Museums in Berlin – Prussian Cultural HeritagePhotographer:…
Gold jewelry from Gerulata (Rusovce), 2nd-4th C; Roman time Slovakia
Medallion similar to those from Syria with an image of Aphrodite riding a lion now…
Ivory medallion with Aphrodite, Bactria [d/b]
Photo after Osmund Bopearachchi 2015 Ivory medallion with Aphrodite, Bactria. Private collection diameter 8.3 cm…
Belt plaques, Sarmatian, Kuban, 1st C BCE /1st C CE [d/b]
Created: Sarmato-Alanian Culture. Late 1st century BCE – early 1st century CEFound: Tumulus 1. Zubovsky…
Pair of silver gilded brooches, 1-30 CE, Trier [d/b]
© Rheinishes Landesmuseum Tries – GDKE, photo Th. Zuhmer Silberfibel-Paar, ca. 1 – 30 n….
Waldgirmes brooch, silver, Roman, 5 BCE–16 CE [d/b]
Waldgirmes brooch, Disc fibula The founding date of Waldgirmes at the latest 4/3 BC has consequences…
Roman time tondo, imago clipeata – overview
Priest Bust, Roman Period 1st-2nd century; the Troy museumhttps://www.kulturportali.gov.tr/turkiye/canakkale/gezilecekyer/canakkale-arkeoloji-muzesi https://www.canakkaletravel.com/galeri/troya-muzesi.html https://www.instagram.com/p/B0qBvP2gMr6/?hl=id https://twitter.com/TurkishMuseums/status/1202193556896669698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1202193556896669698%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fcolorsandstones.eu%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D17231action%3Dedit A Greek Theme…
Medallions with portraits from Palmyra, paintings and sculptures
The Tomb of the Three Brothers is a three-chambered hypogeum, the main chamber of which decorated…
Jewelry of Ancient Georgia. Catalog
For Gonio-Apsaros Roman time hoard see >> https://colorsandstones.eu/2022/03/21/gonio-treasure/ Earrings, gold and garnet.Armaziskhevi, 2nd-3rd century.Photo [source]…
Roman period necklaces with pendants – an overview
Medallion of Faustina the Elder, Roman, 200 CEExhibition Luxury: Treasures of the Roman Empire, the…
Golden jewelry from Gorgippia
The finds come from the necropolis of Gorgippia – an ancient Greek city located on…