Greek
Greek Pediment-Shaped Gold Diadem
Late 4th–3rd century BC
A ceremonial gold diadem shaped as an architectural pediment, preserving an intricate language of palmettes, laurel leaves and berries.
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Objects Beyond Coinage
Gold jewellery and personal objects preserved as witnesses to belief, identity, ceremony and ancient craftsmanship.
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Museum-Quality Antiquities
Each object carries the trace of a life once lived: worn close to the body, offered in devotion, or displayed as a language of status and belonging.
Byzantine
Byzantine Gold Cross Pendant with Garnet
AD 700–1000
A double-sided Byzantine cross pendant whose garnet inset transforms a private jewel into an emblem of faith and protection.
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Greek
Hellenistic Greek Gold Dress Ornament
3rd–1st century BC
A finely preserved gold dress ornament made to catch light across the folds of ceremonial clothing.
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Greek
Ancient Greek Gold Earring
4th–1st century BC
A compact Hellenistic gold earring that demonstrates how ancient goldsmiths concentrated refinement into intimate personal scale.
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Late Antique
Gothic Leaf-Shaped Gold and Garnet Pendant
3rd–4th century AD
A leaf-shaped pendant from the Black Sea region, joining high-purity gold with the deep red brilliance of garnet.
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Byzantine
Byzantine Gold Stone-Inlaid Pendant
9th–12th century AD
An elegant Byzantine pendant whose restrained gold setting focuses attention on the luminous stone at its centre.
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Greek
Hellenistic Gold Ear Stud
c. 330–300 BC
Front and back discs of a sophisticated Greek ear stud, enriched with beading, rope filigree and a six-petalled rosette.
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Byzantine
Early Byzantine Gold Pendant Earring
7th–8th century AD
A rare early Byzantine pendant earring preserving the graceful movement and refined scale of personal adornment.
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Late Roman
Late Roman Gold and Garnet Earring
4th–6th century AD
A richly constructed gold earring set with garnets in varied reds, preserving the filigree virtuosity of Late Antiquity.
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Roman
Roman Penannular Gold Bracelet
2nd–4th century AD
A hollow penannular bracelet whose widening terminals give architectural weight to an exceptionally restrained Roman form.
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Scythian
Pair of Scythian Gold Ibex Pendant Discs
5th century BC
A pair of Scythian gold pendants embossed with reclining ibexes, translating animal power into portable ornament.
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Byzantine
Early Byzantine Gold Crescent Earring with Birds
Late 6th–7th century AD
An openwork Byzantine crescent earring in which paired birds transform delicate gold into an intimate emblem of harmony and protection.
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