A GOLD FOIL-COVERED BRONZE CIRCULAR PLAQUE, SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY BC
A GOLD FOIL-COVERED BRONZE CIRCULAR PLAQUE
SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY BC
The bronze plaque is covered with thin gold foil chased with bands of interlaced scroll design, possibly representing snakes, centered by a whorl motif, all detailed with striations and within a striated border.
3 5/8 in. (8.5 cm.) diam.; weight 72.8 g
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A GOLD FOIL-COVERED BRONZE CIRCULAR PLAQUE
SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY BC
The bronze plaque is covered with thin gold foil chased with bands of interlaced scroll design, possibly representing snakes, centered by a whorl motif, all detailed with striations and within a striated border.
3 5/8 in. (8.5 cm.) diam.; weight 72.8 g
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