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Historical Archive: Gold and electrum through the 5th century baboon amulet, gold, Egypt c.2800 BCE, p.c., which has its own page goat in tree, Ur c.2600 BCE, BM 1929,1017.1, which has its own page lyre/harp: bull head and front plaque, Ur c.2550-2450 BCE, Penn B17694A/B, which has its own page goat in tree, Ur c.2550-2450 BCE, Penn 30-12-702, which has its own page carnelian, lapis, gold beads of attendant in tomb of Queen Puabi, Ur c.2550-2450 BC, Penn. For full necklace see Penn. gold head of bird of prey facing right, 7th-5th c. BCE northern Black Sea steppe, Yablonovka, MSHM gold head of bird of prey with spirals, 7th-5th c. BCE northern Black Sea steppe, Yablonovka, MSHM gold head of bird of prey facing left, 7th-5th c. BCE northern Black Sea steppe, Yablonovka, MSHM gold hair pin, priestess? Ur 625-539 BCE, Penn B15241. For detail see Penn. Scythian stag sheild ornament, gold, 6th c. BCE, HNM. For detail see HNM. myrtle wreath, gold, 6th c. BCE, Hermitage ГP-19706 Etruscan gold rosettes, Tuscany late 6th c. BCE. AIC loan from Field Museum no. 2262, cat. no. 239154.1-2 Etruscan earrings, Tuscany c.520-480 BCE: gold, glass, quartz. AIC loan from Field Museum no. 2262, cat. no. 239191 Scythian feline, bronze with electrum sheath, c.5th c. BCE, DO BZ.1923.7. This work has its own page. jet bead set in gold as a bound pendant, 5th to 3rd c. BCE, from Maikop, RGM D351. For detail see RGM. gold bulla, 4th c. BCE?, Bryn Mawr M.19; for other views see Bryn Mawr winged sphinx earring pendant, gold, 4th-3rd c. BCE, KHM VIIb 259. For another view see KHM. myrtle wreath, gold, 4th-3rd c. BCE, SF 1967.7. For detail see SF. gold ring, prob. Cyprus, Hellenistic? Bryn Mawr M.167; for other views see Bryn Mawr Nike earring pendants, gold, late 4th-early 3rd c. BCE, SF 1984.102.2a-b Eros earring pendant, gold, late 4th-early 3rd c. BCE, SF 1984.102.3 Etruscan gold bulla from Pozzo della Chiana, late 4th to first half of 3rd c. BCE, Arezzo earring, gold/garnet, 3rd-2nd c. BCE, SF 401a-b gold pendant, Eastern Mediterranean 3rd-1st c. BCE, p.c., which has its own page glass kantharos with gold/carnelian/garnet, c.200-100 BCE, Severskaya, Kuban region, MSHM. For oblique view see MSHM. bracelet, early 2nd c. BCE? prob. Greek western Syria; gold, garnet, glass, emerald. AIC loan fr. Oriental Institute OIM 29788 gold/garnet/crystal/glass brooch, late 2nd-early 1st c. BCE, northeastern Black Sea, with Hellenistic carnelian intaglio Athena and Nike, Morgan 2012.2:14 Gold neck ring, 1st c. BCE/50 BCE, Met L.53.43.1-11, which has its own page. disk brooch, gold and glass, 1st c. BCE/CE, eastern Black Sea, Morgan 2012.2:104 gold and glass pendant, 1st c. BCE-2nd c. CE, eastern Black Sea, Morgan 2012.2:16 Celtic gold arm band from Transylvania (Roman period?), HNM gold earring, Graeco-Roman Egypt, KM 1985.09.0001b or c. Not available at higher resolution. “Scirian” arm bands from Budapest, gold and garnet, HNM. For another view see HNM. “Scirian” necklace and earrings from Budapest, gold and garnet, HNM “Scirian” rings from Budapest, gold and garnet, HNM. For another view see HNM. gold fibula with citrine intaglio: Nero as Helios and glass inserts, 1st-2nd. c., Hermitage ГP-21629 Osiris corn mummy, earth/cereals/linen/wood/wax/gold, 1st-2nd c. CE, Bologna EG/KS 342, which has its own page Eros gold earring, Greek, 2nd c., set on modern ring, p.c., which has its own page Headdress mount(?), gold/garnet/glass/poss. jadeite, 2nd-3rd c., eastern Black Sea, Morgan 2012.2:105 Hercules club from Vienna, gold, 3rd c., KHM VIIa 20 ring, gold/garnet, 3rd c., eastern Roman (Georgia?), Morgan 2012.2:11 Roman ring, gold/emerald, 3rd c. or later, BM 1917,0501.859, which has its own page paten, gold fish inlay poss. 4th/5th c., metalwork mid to second half 9th c., serpentine plate 1st c. BCE/CE, Louvre MR 415. This work has its own page. bracelet, gold/garnet, 4th-8th c. steppes/south forest zone of eastern Europe, MSHM. For other views see MSHM. gold ring inscribed Fidem Constantino, c. 306-337, Fitz. GR.1.1975. This work has its own page. crossbow fibula, Paris 2nd half of 4th c., gold plate, Musée Carnavalet Paris AM 1089. For another view see Carnavalet. Julian the Apostate gold solidus, 361-363, DO gold medallion with coin of Valens, Trier 364-78, SMBMünz 18200869 Valentinian I and Valens gold medallion from Zagórzyn, Poland (unofficial, after official issue prob. of 364-67), SMBMünz 18200868. For details see Berlin. Projecta Casket, silver and gold, c.380, BM 1866,1229.1, which has its own page solidus of Honorius, gold, 384-423, DO. For detail and reverse see DO. bow fibulae from Szilágy Somlyó, 5th c., HNM massive fibula from Szilágy Somlyó, 5th c., HNM. The Szilágy Somlyó treasure has its own page with another view. buckle from Wolfsheim, 5th c., LMM 1979/135 gold bracteate, 5th c. Denmark, prob. Tyr overcoming Fenris, Hermitage OH-З-Aз-5837 gold pendant, poss. Byzantine empress, 5th-6th c., KHM VII 898 gold/garnet or carnelian plaque, 5th-6th c. North Caucasus, MSHM gold/garnet or carnelian plaques, 5th-6th c. North Caucasus, MSHM Szilágy Somlyó amulet chain, gold/rock crystal, prob. c.400-50, poss. late 4th c., KHM VIIb 1. The Szilágy Somlyó treasure has its own page with other views. buckle, c.400-450 "Hunnic," gold/silver/garnet, Morgan 2012.2:24 buckle, gold/garnet, c.400-450, Morgan 2012.2:32 eagle mount, gold/garnet, c.450-500, Morgan 2012.2:53 pendant, gold/garnet/glass, late 5th-early 6th c., Black Sea: Gothic or Byzantine, Morgan 2012.2:39 earrings, gold/garnet/glass/pearls/silver/gilt, late 5th-early 6th c., Ostrogothic, Morgan 2012.2:111 eagle brooch, gold/garnet/glass/pearls/silver/gilt, late 5th-early 6th c., Ostrogothic, Morgan 2012.2:108