GOLD SHEET    
Penya Negra (Crevillent)

Gold
h: 43.4 mm; w: 21mm
Orientalizing Period
7th century BC
 

Gold sheet with embossed decoration of six lines of dots which define five horizontal decorated areas. The outer two are decorated with a row of palmettes, and the inner two strips with rows of ducks in a procession to the right. The central strip is decorated with cruciform rosettes separated by large dots. This object is part of a small hoard consisting of rings, necklaces, scarabs and a fragment of raw silver, hidden next to a wall in la Peña Negra settlement site. The dating of the hoard is based on stylistic parallels and on the archaeological context where it was found, which indicates that the treasure was hidden around the time the settlement was abandoned.
C.S.: 3821
GONZÁLEZ PRATS, A., 1981.