Heraklion Archaeological Museum - CollectiveAccess System : Bronze objects : Gold casket-shaped pendant [Χ-Α1000]

Gold casket-shaped pendant

Χ-Α1000

Metal (Gold)

Intact

Height: 1.1 cm. Maximum width: 1.2 cm.

Phourni

Tholos Tomb Α

Late Bronze Age. Final Palatial period, Late Minoan ΙΙΙA2 period.:

1400-1375 BC:

Gallery:

Case:

110

Exhibition thematic unit:

Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC) - Final Palatial period (1450-1300 BC).The cemeteries

Knossos and Archanes. The Graves with Bronzes

Description

Gold casket-shaped pendant from Tholos Tomb A of Archanes Phourni. It belonged to the rich burial in the side chamber of Tholos Tomb A. The pendant consists of two separate pieces, the main body and the lid, which were made of attached pieces of gold sheet. It has pairs of suspension holes, indicating that it was used as a pendant. There are holes in the sides of the body and lid to secure the lid and hang the pendant from. The holes in the lid are surrounded by granulation.

Bibliography:

Sakkelarakis, Y., and Ε. Sapouna-Sakellaraki. Αρχάνες. Μια νέα ματιά στη μινωική Κρήτη. Vol. 2. Athens, 1997, 640.

Author:

K. T.

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