Plaque
| Object Number: | 30-33-1.14 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Scythian |
| Provenience: | Russia Kuban Maikop |
| Date Made: | 499-400 BCE |
| Early Date: | 499 |
| Late Date: | 400 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Gold |
| Technique: | Punched Soldered |
| Iconography: | Cross |
| Height: | 1 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from the Anderson Galleries (Canessa Estate Sale), subscription of William Hinckle Smith, 1930 |
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.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Classical Gallery: Greece (1975 - 1989) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Five Thousand Years of Vanity (06 Jan 1944 - 28 Feb 1944) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| The Golden Age of King Midas (13 Feb 2016 - 27 Nov 2016) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Darbyshire, Gareth, and Rose, C. B. 2016. The Golden Age of King Midas: Exhibition Catalogue.. Philadelphia. Penn Museum. pg. 188 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 139-139 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Rose, C. B. 2016. The Golden Age of King Midas.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 66 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Collection] Leskov, Aleksandr M. 2008. The Maikop Treasure.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 55-56, no. 66 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Rubinson, Karen S. 1975. "Herodotus and the Scythians". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 17. no. 4. pg. 16-20 : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 19, fig. 6 | View Objects related to this |
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