A part of a two-piece diadem [2]

A plate that was a part of a two-piece item in acient times. It is made on a flat ivory plate. It is slightly arched. The inner part is scraped, the outer part is covered with a paired "cupulas" ornament . At the ends there are through-holes. On the outer side "cupulas" form a triangular edge ornament. A larger area between the indentations is decorated with a scattered ornament. The second group of "cupulas", that is closer to the opposite side with a through-hole, forms three parallel diagonal lines (consists of 27 cupulas).

Material: ivory
Sizes: 112,5*47*3,5 mm
Region: Baikal region
Archeological culture: Mal'ta-Buret' archaeological culture
Site: Mal'ta
Storage location:

The State History Museum

Inventory number: 1830-459

More information:

http://malta.artemiris.org/find/view/25