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LOT 0510
Sarmatian Gold Dress Mount Group
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 2 5/8 in. (14.75 grams total, 63-66 mm wide).
Each composed of a sheet-metal disc with central repoussé conical dome, concentric borders of faux strip twist wire; the edge with shallow domes and a sunburst motif, four fastening holes to each element. [4]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Архипова, Є.І., Відейко, М.Ю., Клочко, В.І., Клочко, Л.С., Левада, М.Є., Симоненко, О.В., Стоянов, Р.В., Колекція предметів старовини родин Платонових та Тарут (Collection of items from the ancient homelands of Platanov and Taurid, in Russian), 2004; see also Yavtushenko, I. (eds.), Masterpieces of Platar, 2004.
FootnotesOrnamental discs of this type decorated the long dresses of Sarmatian princesses, arranged vertically on long garments, on shawls, and on the upper shoulders. They were fixed to the garments through sewing, using the fastening holes.
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