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Fragment of a Round Applique with Eight-Ponted Star

Date

1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.

Medium

Gold

Culture

Greco-Bactrian

Department

Implements

Institution

Getty Museum

Raised from a single sheet of gold. In the center of the star there was originally a gem surrounded by a woven band. There are eight raised spikes in the outer row of the chalice and behind them eight broad spikes with cross-hatching. The star is framed by a simple woven band.

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