Wreath from Gorgippia
Stamped gold. 2nd—mid-3rd cent. CE.Length 63.5 cm. Inv. No. MD 3289.Krasnodar, Museum of History and Archaeology
Wreath from Gorgippia.
Stamped gold. 2nd—mid-3rd cent. CE.
Length 63.5 cm.
Length 63.5 cm.
Inv. No. MD 3289.
Krasnodar, Museum of History and Archaeology.
Origin:
From the Gorgippia necropolis, tomb 2, sarcophagus 2.
Description:
Twelve trefoils are fixed to a flat band with a hook and loop at the ends and with a rectangular plate in the center depicting Aphrodite Urania with the sceptre and Cupid and a necklace with pendants around the neck.
Credits:
© 1987. Photo, text: Art treasures of Ancient Kuban. Catalog of exhibition. Moscow, 1987. Pl. XLVII, p. 65, cat. no. 261, p. 170.
