Plaque
30-33-1.13
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Russia | Kuban | Maikop
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 30-33-1.13 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Scythian |
| Provenience | Russia | Kuban | Maikop |
| Date Made | 500-400 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Gold |
| Technique | Punched | Soldered |
| Iconography | Cross |
| Description | Crusiform plaques comprise five rhombi attached only at the corners: one in the center and one forming each arm of the cross. Each rhombus is edged with a relief line and has a round covexity in its center. An attachment loop is soldered to the reverse of each plaque. Reconstructed as part of numerous gold plaques decorating a shirt. |
| Height | 1.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Anderson Galleries (Canessa Estate Sale), subscription of William Hinckle Smith, 1930 |
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