Gold Bee Pendant Minoan

The site of the ancient cemetery is named chryssolakkos or pit of gold because of the many precious objects that were found there.

Gold bee pendant minoan.

The bees of malia are considered one of the most definitive archaeological findings of jewelry from the minoan civilization. This gold bees are depicted storing away a drop of honey in a comb. The famous gold bee pendant of malia golden bee pendant crete middle bronze age about 1700 bc dimensions. Minoan jewellery manufacture however reached its zenith from 1700 to 1500 bce and two of the most splendid examples date from this period.

The malia honeybee pendant was discovered at chryssolakkos of the minoan palace of malia on the island of crete and is thought to date to c 1800 bc. Gold exhibited in the archaeological museum heraklion this famous gold bee pendant one of the finest and best known examples of minoan art represents two bees or wasps storing away a drop of honey in a comb. The most common 14k gold bee pendant. The named chryssolakkos that means the pit of gold because of the precious objects that the farmers used to find there.

Because here they come. Greek ancient minoan bees pendant in 14k gold. Both are in gold and demonstrate the full repertoire of minoan goldsmiths. It has been found in the old palace cemetery at chrysolakkos outside the palace of malia the third largest minoan palace.

The famous minoan sacred bee pendant was found in the old palace cemetery at chrysolakkos outside the palace of malia the third largest minoan palace on the island of crete in greece. The finding is displayed at the heraklion archaeological museum in crete. 5 out of 5 stars 2 185. The honeybees pendant was discovered in the necropolis of the minoan palace of malia on the island of crete and is thought to date to c 1800 bc.

It dates back more than 3800 years. Apiculture was a prominent part of the minoan culture and beehives and other bee images feature prominently in it s engraved imagery. The bees pendant is one of the most famous exhibits in the herakleion museum in the island of crete in greece. Herakleion archaeological museum crete.

The bee pendant and the master of the animals pendant. Excavated by the french from the chrysolak. Minoan gold bee pendant from crete circa 2000 bc minoan culture of the neolithic period around crete depicted some of it s many goddess images with bee like stripes wings and antennae. The scale of the palace.

Solid gold bee necklace ancient greek bee pendant minoan bee necklace crete 14k solid yellow gold malia honey bees sale thalassajewelry. 4 6 cm material.