Head of a goddess
Amethyst in the gold priestly wreath.
1st century. Panticapaeum (?).
3.6 × 2.1 cm. Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum

Head of a goddess.

Amethyst in the gold priestly wreath.
1st century. Panticapaeum (?).
3.6 × 2.1 cm.

Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
(Санкт-Петербург, Государственный Эрмитаж).

Origin:
Found in 19th century nearby Novocherkassk.
Credits:
© 1994 Photo, text: O. Neverov, Antichnye kamei, “Iskusstvo-SPB”, SPb, 1994. S. 166—167, cat. 71.
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