jewellery

Copper alloy ornament, Petrie suggests that it was worn as a headdress. The object comprises of 4 square and three round plates, joined by loops. The round elements bear motifs of helmeted bust, and emperor holding a globe and cross, surrounded by Greek letters EVAVWCTWPOVTI. The square plates show: an eagle holding a serpent, and a gryphon seated with a wheel beneath an upraised paw and the letter M.

- William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Objects of Daily Use, 5, pl. IV.51

Byzantine Period

circa 470

hammered, punched

LDUCE-UC58072

Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology