Seleucia / gold buttons (8) / Gold

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Record Details

Object Identifier
0000.09.4537
Object Name
gold buttons (8)
Object Type
Buttons
Materials
Gold
Weight
less than 1g each
Inscribed
161
Full Artifact Description
Root: Gold appliqués, each with four volutes and a central boss. These appliqués have a gold loop at the back for attachment to garments or diadems.
Subjects
undecorated
Verbatim Date
141 BC - 226 AD
Unit Grid Number
G6, Level III
Component/Room
Room 130
Area
Grave 243, from front of chest or right side
Verbatim Provenance
Iraq
Verbatim Site
Seleucia
Countermark
161
Exhibition Title
Seleucia-on-the-Tigris: An Exhibition of the excavations at Seleucia, Iraq by the University of Michigan 1927-32, 1936-37
Case 04 - Jewelry
Exhibition Curator
Savage, Elizabeth
Root, Margaret Cool
Exhibition Year
2009
Publication Title
Seleucia-on-the-Tigris : An Exhibition of the Excavations at Seleucia, Iraq, by the University of Michigan, 1927-32, 1936-37
Publication Author
Savage, Elizabeth (exhibition organizer)
Publication Year
1977
Type Category
30

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3365 x 3164
File Size
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Record
0000.09.4537
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"Seleucia; gold buttons (8); Gold." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.09.4537/0000_09_4537p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 30, 2024.
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