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Silver disc gilded with mercury and worked in repoussé, 15.5 cm in diameter. Four perforations made it possible to fix the disc as the #phalera; two still have silver rivets. Medallion is dated to the 1st century BCE.
Between two lines along the edge there is an inscription with the name of Mithridates, ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus #BlackSeaRegion
Scene executed in high relief represents animals on the hunt and #griffins sitting around a bucranium.
Photo ©BNF, Paris

Big medallion / phalera from the time of Mithridates

Silver disc gilded with mercury and worked in repoussé, 15.5 cm in diameter. Four perforations made it possible to fix the phalera; two still have silver rivets.

representing animals on the hunt. In the center a hyena (?) devouring an antelope. Below, two winged

https://colorsandstones.eu/2022/11/26/big-medallion-phalera-from-the-time-of-mithridates/

#BLACKSEAREGION #MEDALLION/tondo ##BigRoundAndBeautiful #medallion #Phalera

Brooch of the Lady of Quaregnon #BigRoundAndBeautiful

The brooch comes from the Merovingian grave that was discovered at the cemetery of Quaregnon, Belgium.

“Multilobed gold fibula, held on a copper alloy core by means of 8 silver rivets. The top is adorned with filigree gold eyes and circled with two chains of twisted gold eyes. Nine glass paste cabochons are mounted in boxes. The 71 garnets that adorn the fibula come from Bohemia.” [Olivier Vrielynck]