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Author: * Danimanos Warad Sin -
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Date: Jul 29, 2007 - 17:17
Craftwork inspired by original workmanship from the Western Caucasus.
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A. Left : diadem, pure gold. Horse motif. For the knight in your life. Price : 250 drachmae.
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| B. Right : ornamental cover for an arrow-case. Pure gold. Perfect gift for the noble archer. Price : 520 drachmae.
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C. Left : diadem, turquoise and gold (detail). Motif : the Dancing Bear.
Appropriate for audiences with visiting foreign Royalty. Price : 360 drachmae.
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A : from the Krasnodar Museum (Southern Russia), gold diadem, 2nd or 1st century B.C. Photo credit : Archéologia, Ed. Faton, Dijon.
B : from the Museum of Rostov-on-Don, Scythian workmanship, cover for an arrow-case ; length, 48 cm ; 4th century B.C.
C : from the Museum of Rostov-on-Don, detail of a diadem, from the Sarmatian tomb at Kobiakovo ; turquoise and gold, height, 5.5 cm, diametre 21 cm ; era of Trajan or Hadrian. Photo credits for B and C here.
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second exhibit
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How marvelous!
