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Title: Dress ornament
Date: ca. 5th century BCE
Geography: Northern Black Sea region, possibly from Maikop
Culture: Scythian
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: 1 1/8 × 1 1/8 × 1/16 in. (2.9 × 2.9 × 0.2 cm)
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1924
Accession Number: 24.97.54
“The Art of the Jeweler: a Selection from the Collections of the Museum.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, November 20, 1940–March 9, 1941.
“From the Lands of the Scythians: Ancient Treasures from the Museums of the U.S.S.R., 3000 B.C.-100 B.C.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, April 19, 1975–September 4, 1975.
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