Object Description
A finely modelled Scythian appliqué, featuring a circular form with a raised central dome hammered from a single gold sheet. Delicate filigree of twisted gold wires forms two concentric circles, encompassing the edge of the piece as well as the central dome. The top of the dome has been pushed down slightly to create a square platform, atop which sits a central square bezel surrounded by four circular bezels with granulated, hemispherical caps. Eight further circular bezels are spaced evenly around the dome. The bezels probably would have held a precious or semi-precious stone inlay. The piece has been pierced twice on each side for attachment. This appliqué would have been originally part of a larger piece of jewellery or sewed to garments.
Date: Circa 6th-5th century BC