GOLD
Objects
| IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 11TR23U48met01 |
| KERKENES INVENTORY: K11.251 and Yozgat Museum 1691 |
| CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Gold |
| TYPE: Object |
| ITEM: Openwork gold and electrum ornament |
| MATERIAL: Gold and electrum |
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| Photograph 11dpkc2612 by Ben Claasz Coockson. Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson. |
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DESCRIPTION Openwork gold and electrum ornament with sheet metal, twisted wire, beaded wire and granules. Floral design with leaves and buds surmounted by a pyramidal blossom of four small spheres. Complete, squashed but in excellent condition. |
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DIMENSIONS Diameter: about 39 mm. Weight: 16 gr. |
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CONTEXT Cappadocia Gate, the piece was found directly on the pavement behind the rear doors of the gate beneath charcoal from the destruction. |
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PUBLICATION Summers, Cappadocia Gate, Chicago: OIP in press. |
| IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 96TT15U31met01 new |
| KERKENES INVENTORY: K96.030 and Yozgat Museum 1366 |
| CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Gold |
| TYPE: Object |
| ITEM: Strap End |
| MATERIAL: Gold or electrum |
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| Photograph 98sbvf1208 by Kerkenes. Drawing by Judith Sellers. |
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DESCRIPTION Gold or electrum sheet, straight end folded, punched at each of the four corners, and cut at triangular ends. |
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DIMENSIONS Width: 33 mm. |
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CONTEXT Lower City North End TT15 in disturbed context close to paving below the Hall. |
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PUBLICATION Summers et al. 1998. XIX. KST I, 654 Şek. 14 no.1. |
| IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR16U16met05 new |
| KERKENES INVENTORY: K05.215 Yozgat Museum 1521 |
| CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Gold |
| TYPE: Object |
| ITEM: Horn |
| MATERIAL: Gold |
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| Photograph 05dpnc1815, 05dpnc1817 by Geoffrey D. Summers Drawing by Ben Coockson |
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DESCRIPTION Hollow sheet gold animal horn Formed around wood, some of which is preserved in carbonized state in its interior. Slightly deformed, but probably not originally round in section. Made from 2 pieces of sheet gold, with 2 attachment holes--one either side of base. |
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DIMENSIONS Height: 116 mm; Diameter: max diam at base 32 mm, diam top of knob 19 mm, diam of holes 2 mm; Thickness: 0.5 mm |
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CONTEXT Ash |
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PUBLICATION Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press |
Strip
| IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR21U10met01 new |
| KERKENES INVENTORY: K05.210 |
| CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Gold |
| TYPE: Strip |
| ITEM: Gold Strips |
| MATERIAL: Gold |
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| Photograph 05dpnc1835 by Geoffrey D. Summers |
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DESCRIPTION Four small fragments of gold strip, thin and curled. One fragment appears to have three indented decorative lines. |
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DIMENSIONS Length: largest frag: 35 mm, smallest frag: 14 mm; Width: largest frag: 10 mm, smallest frag: 6 mm |
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CONTEXT Palatial Complex. Rear of Monumental entrance, between paving stones |
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PUBLICATION Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press |
Sheet and Inlay
| IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00TT22U08met01 new |
| KERKENES INVENTORY: K00.095 |
| CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Gold |
| TYPE: Sheet and Inlay |
| ITEM: Gold sheet inlay |
| MATERIAL: Gold |
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| Photograph 05dpnk0516 by Murat Akar Drawing 17objid50 by DLB |
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DESCRIPTION Gold sheet, almost square inlay. |
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DIMENSIONS Length: 14 mm; Width: 13 mm |
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CONTEXT Palatial Complex, on the floor in anteroom of the Audience Hall. |
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PUBLICATION Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press |
| IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 02TR02U09met01 new |
| KERKENES INVENTORY: K02.125 Yozgat Museum Registration Number: 1566 |
| CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Gold |
| TYPE: Sheet and Inlay |
| ITEM: Gold sheet inlay |
| MATERIAL: Gold |
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| Photograph 05dpnk0513w by Murat Akar Drawing 02objid06 by Kristina |
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DESCRIPTION Thin gold sheet fragment with two grooves and a perforation. |
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DIMENSIONS Length: 19 mm; Width: 15.5 mm |
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CONTEXT Palatial Complex, on the floor in anteroom of the Audience Hall. |
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PUBLICATION Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press |
| IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 04TR16U15met02 (new) |
| KERKENES INVENTORY: K04.176 |
| CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Gold |
| TYPE: Sheet and Inlay |
| ITEM: Gold sheet |
| MATERIAL: Gold |
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| Photograph 05dpnk0521 by Murat Akar. |
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DESCRIPTION Tiny strip of embossed gold foil in a tangled state. Tiny circular embossed marks may be for attachment |
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DIMENSIONS Length: max 6 mm |
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CONTEXT Palatial Complex, Monumental Entrance |
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PUBLICATION Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press |