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Adornments | Black Sea Coast
1. ADORNMENTS. Black Sea Coast.
Bracelets from Olbia.
Gold, garnet, amethyst, emerald, pearl, chrysoprase, glass, enamel and modern replacements.
Elements: late 2nd century BCE; Setting: 1st century BCE (Hellenistic).
Inv. Nos. VO.59 / 57.375 / 57.376.
Baltimore, Walters Art Museum.
2. ADORNMENTS. Black Sea Coast.
Wreath from Gorgippia.
Stamped gold. 2nd—mid-3rd cent. CE.
Length 63.5 cm.
Inv. No. MD 3289.
Krasnodar, Museum of History and Archaeology.
3. ADORNMENTS. Black Sea Coast.
Wreath from Gorgippia. Detail: plate in the center depicting Aphrodite Urania with the sceptre and Eros.
Stamped gold. 2nd—mid-3rd cent. CE.
Inv. No. MD 3289.
Krasnodar, Museum of History and Archaeology.
4. ADORNMENTS. Black Sea Coast.
Necklace.
Gold.
Inv. No. ББ.34.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
5. TOREUTICS. Black Sea Coast.
Nikopol vase.
Silver, gold.
4th century BCE.
Inv. No. Дн.1863-1/166.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
6. ADORNMENTS. Black Sea Coast.
Necklace.
Gold.
Inv. No. КО.17.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
7. ADORNMENTS. Black Sea Coast.
Phiale.
Gold.
Inv. No. КО.31.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
8. ADORNMENTS. Greece.
Bracelet with unlocked ends (one of a pair).
Greek work.
Gold, silver. Late 5th — early 4th centuries BCE.
Inv. No. П.1854.28.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.