Hi,
I would like to ask for some help from the other folks on this forum. I found the attached item on a terraced field in the Central Czech Republic. Object was buried about 20 cm deep. Other items found that day in the vicinity were some mid 19th century Austro Hungarian Kreuzers and the occasional late 19th century coin.
It appears to be gold and the dog has a small gem as its eye. The flipside appears to have three rows of strange writing. The small dots below the dog remind me of something one would find decorating medeival books. Within 2 km there is a 13th century ruin and I do know there was a Hussite siege in the area during the middle ages. Also, there were numerous partisan attacks on German troops near the woods in the second world war.
Again the metal appears to be gold. I do not get a lot if gold artifacts, rather silver, so this is a rarity for me.
I plan to do some further detecting in the area because I am getting a lot of deep iron hits on the detector nearby where the golden dog was located.
Any help in establishing a timeline and idea of what the object was used for exactly would be helpful. Thanks
I would like to ask for some help from the other folks on this forum. I found the attached item on a terraced field in the Central Czech Republic. Object was buried about 20 cm deep. Other items found that day in the vicinity were some mid 19th century Austro Hungarian Kreuzers and the occasional late 19th century coin.
It appears to be gold and the dog has a small gem as its eye. The flipside appears to have three rows of strange writing. The small dots below the dog remind me of something one would find decorating medeival books. Within 2 km there is a 13th century ruin and I do know there was a Hussite siege in the area during the middle ages. Also, there were numerous partisan attacks on German troops near the woods in the second world war.
Again the metal appears to be gold. I do not get a lot if gold artifacts, rather silver, so this is a rarity for me.
I plan to do some further detecting in the area because I am getting a lot of deep iron hits on the detector nearby where the golden dog was located.
Any help in establishing a timeline and idea of what the object was used for exactly would be helpful. Thanks
