Object Description
An extremely fine Scythian gold rosette-disc appliqué. An intricate composition is composed around the central shield which is decorated with a large conical pellet in the middle framed by a band of smaller pellets. Two gold strips run from the central pellet to the edge of the medallion. An elaborate decorative design radiates from the central shield. Smaller circular motifs alternate between openwork areas, reminiscent of stylised human figures. Trails of filigree run along the edges of all the elements giving the piece a beautiful texture. The reverse is highly polished with four suspension loops attached around the central medallion. An extremely fine example of Scythian goldsmith art, this appliqué would have been originally part of a larger piece of jewellery or sewed to garments.
Date: Circa 5th – 4th Century BC