Clasp with an eagle and its prey, Parthian, ca. A.D. 1st–2nd century, Iran, Parthian, Gold, turquoise inlay, H. 6 cm, W. 8.4 cm, Metalwork-Ornaments, This solid gold ornament is in the form of a roundel with two projecting elements that have slots for the attachment of a strap. The rim of the roundel, consisting of eighteen thumbnail-shaped cells for turquoise inlay in the manner of some Sarmatian roundels, frames the openwork figure of an eagle in high relief
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Clasp, eagle, prey, Parthian, ca, .D, 1st–2nd century, Iran, Gold, turquoise inlay, H, 6 cm, W, 8.4, Metalwork-Ornaments, solid, gold, ornament, form, roundel, two projecting, elements, slots, attachment, strap, rim, consisting, eighteen thumbnail-shaped, cells, manner, Sarmatian roundels, frames, openwork figure, high relief
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