Fragmentary Band with Foliate Ornament

From the Getty Museum record

The band is made of partly gilt silver, and affixed to it is an elaborate decoration of schematized floral forms. The background sheet is plain except for a tongue pattern along the top and bottom edges (only partially preserved). Over this, top and bottom, is applied a triple row of overlapping cut-out laurel leaves (running rightward above, leftward below). On each laurel garland is superimposed a double row of small bud- or acorn-shaped finials pointing outward. Against the plain background of the middle zone five large bud-shaped finials alternate with stylized blossoms made in two layers, each with a smaller, pointed finial at its center. The band is fragmentary with areas of loss throughout.