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Novocherkassk treasure
The Novocherkassk treasure is a hoard of Sarmatian gold found in 1864 in the Khokhlach kurgan at Novocherkassk on the lower Don in southern Russia. Dating from the first century CE and probably from the burial of a noblewoman, it includes a gold diadem set with amethysts, garnets and a Greek cameo, and vessels and ornaments in a polychrome animal style. It is held in the Hermitage Museum.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Novocherkassk treasure. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/novocherkassk-treasure
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