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title: Gilded Bronze Scales Belonging to a Cuirass from Tomb B of Derveni Thessaloniki
author: Antonios Gavriilidis
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15211/gilded-bronze-scales-belonging-to-a-cuirass-from-t/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gilded Bronze Scales Belonging to a Cuirass from Tomb B of Derveni Thessaloniki

_Authored by [Antonios Gavriilidis](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/61in2uys/)_

## Image File

[![Gilded Bronze Scales Belonging to a Cuirass from Tomb B of Derveni Thessaloniki](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15211.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15211.jpg)

## Image Caption

Gilded [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) scales belonging to a cuirass, reconstructed erroneously as a gorget. It was found in [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) B of Derveni, [Thessaloniki](https://www.worldhistory.org/Thessalonica/), Central Macedonia, [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/). The tomb is dated to between the end of the 4th century BCE and the beginning of the 3rd century BCE. Located at Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia.

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## About the Author

Professional Archaeologist and Freelance Editor - Historical Writer for publishing houses. Graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with a B.A. in History and Archaeology and a M.A. in Classical Archaeology.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Gavriilidis, A. (2022, February 21). Gilded Bronze Scales Belonging to a Cuirass from Tomb B of Derveni Thessaloniki. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15211/gilded-bronze-scales-belonging-to-a-cuirass-from-t/>
### Chicago
Gavriilidis, Antonios. "Gilded Bronze Scales Belonging to a Cuirass from Tomb B of Derveni Thessaloniki." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 21, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15211/gilded-bronze-scales-belonging-to-a-cuirass-from-t/>.
### MLA
Gavriilidis, Antonios. "Gilded Bronze Scales Belonging to a Cuirass from Tomb B of Derveni Thessaloniki." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Feb 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15211/gilded-bronze-scales-belonging-to-a-cuirass-from-t/>.

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