Reproduction of a Sarmatian collar 19th century, after 1st century original Electrotyping is a chemical process used historically to make high quality reproductions of works of art. During the Victorian era, one of the main producers was Elkington & Co. of Birmingham. They were licensed by the South Kensington Museum of London (now the Victoria & Albert Museum) to produce replicas of objects from royal treasuries and museums across Europe. The electrotypes approved by the Department of Science and Art, a British governmental agency, carry Messrs. Elkingtons mark in the form of an official stamp in metal. This modern electrotype is a copy of a gold collar in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. The original was found in 1864 in the Khokhlach kurgan (burial mound) in the vicinity of Novocherkassk, one of the largest cities of the Don region. It was part of a group of precious objects - a crown, collars, ornaments, cups, flacons or perfume-boxes - known as the “Treasure of Novocherkassk