CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
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THREE ACHAEMENID GOLD BRACTEATES
circa 5th century b.c.
All of hammered sheet, two with the winged Zoroastrian god Ahura-Mazda in profile to the left within a ribbed frame, with four suspension loops in back; the third with a feline in profile to the left, its tail curved over its back, within a ribbed frame, each corner pierced for attachment
in. (2 cm.) wide for the first (3)
circa 5th century b.c.
All of hammered sheet, two with the winged Zoroastrian god Ahura-Mazda in profile to the left within a ribbed frame, with four suspension loops in back; the third with a feline in profile to the left, its tail curved over its back, within a ribbed frame, each corner pierced for attachment
in. (2 cm.) wide for the first (3)