Split Archaeological Museum

Graeco-Hellenistic Collection » Bracelet

6th c. B.C.

Salona

Size: 7x6 cm

Weight: 110 g

Gold bracelet with lion heads at both ends facing each other.

Roman Provincial Collection » Jewellery

4th-7th c. A.D.

Grave find from Promajna, Makarska

Gold, pearls

Three of the bracelets measure 8 cm in diametre, the fourth one 7 cm,

Diametre of the ring: 2.4 cm, length of the necklace: 41 cm

The jewellery is composed of four golden bracelets, a ring, and a golden necklace with two pearls. The two hollow bracelets are made of embossed gold sheet. The ring and the other two bracelets are made by casting. The necklace is made of bent wire.

Old Croatian Collection » Pendant - fibula

6th c.

Kastel Sucurac

Gold, almandines, molten glass

Diameter: 2.2 cm, thickness: 0.45 cm

This golden round pendant-fibula, with almandines and molten green and red glass inserted into slots of various geometrical shapes forming a rosette was used by the Ostrogoths.

Old Croatian Collection » Trilj jewellery

second half of the 8th and the first half of the 9th c.

Trilj upon Cetina

Gold, molten glass

Golden solidus of Constantine V Copronimus, diametre: 22 mm, weight: 3.82 g

Golden ring with a crown ornamented with inserted molten glass (diametre: 22 mm),

Golden necklace with 20 strawberries and four smaller pearls

Two rounded buttons

Pair of earrings (height: 2.8 cm, diametre: 18 mm, weight: 4.17 g)

Pair of earrings (height: 2.65 cm, diametre: 1.45 cm, weight: 4.05 g)

Pair of earrings (height: 17.5 mm, diametre: 12 mm, weight: 1.09 g)

These jewellery tomb finds include of a necklace, three pairs of earrings with bunch-shaped pendants of different size, two rounded buttons, and a ring decorated with molten glass. In the same tomb were also found golden coins of the Byzantine emperor Constantine V Copronimus (A.D. 741-755). The necklace is composed of 20 strawberries and 4 smaller pearls. The jewellery is of Byzantine origin and features geometrical filigree and granulation designs.

Coin Collection » Gold coins of Tarentum

320-315 B.C.

The obverse bears the head of the goddess Amphitrite.

Coin Collection » Solidus - Augustus

19-4 B.C.

Rome

Gold

The obverse bears the head of Emperor Augustus.

Coin Collection » Solidus - Justinian

527-565 A.D.

Constantinople

Gold

The obverse bears the head of Emperor Justinian.