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Medallion, an ornament of a diadem, Ur, 2500 BCE [d/b]

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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

© The Trustees of the British Museum
British Museum 122206 https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1929-1017-8

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