Sculptures - Gold medallion with the head of the Parthenos

G o l d m e d a l l i o n w i t h h e a d o f t h e P a r t h e n o s

Head of the Parthenos
Gold medallion from Kerch (S. Russia).
Crest-holders are sphinx and pegasi, griffins on cheekpieces, deer and griffins over helmet peak, owl on left cheekpiece.
Diam. 0.072 m
4th century BCE
Leningrad, Hermitage

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