One of the Gold plates of Darius, Persepolis, Iran ~500 BC
“The world’s oldest book” Bound Gold plates, Estrusca, Bulgaria, 660 BC
Bilingual Gold plates from Pyrigi, Italy, 500 BC
Gold tablet from the Necropolis of Hipponion in Southern Italy, c. 400 BC
Gold tablet with Orphic writing from Thessaly, Greece 4th century BC
Portion of Copper Scroll found among Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran, 70 AD