Roundel; worn by a child; circular ornament; alternate gold, lapis lazuli and cornelian beads (gold beads soldered, lapis ones made in one piece); the roundel has a solid gold back; the front formed by concentric rings of cornelian and lapis divided by gold rings; central boss of lapis with a gold rivet. Two gold roundels; open-work.
From Ur, Royal cemetery [Iraq], 2500 BCE
Diameter: 4.5 cm (of roundel), gold, lapis, carnelian
British Museum 122206 https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1929-1017-8