Gold swallow bead



Gold swallow bead

Χ-Α638
Metal (Gold)
Intact
Height: 1.4 cm.
Malia
Palace
Middle Bronze Age. Protopalatial period, Middle Minoan Ι-ΙΙ period:
1900-1700 BC:
Gallery:
II
Case:
19
Exhibition thematic unit:
Middle Bronze Age - Late Prepalatial-Protopalatial period (2200-1700 BC). From small communities to towns
Cemeteries
Description
Gold swallow pendant from the palace of Knossos. In the Neopalatial period, Minoan artists greatly increased their mastery of miniature art using a variety of materials and techniques. The works they created include gold jewellery like this pendant in the shape of a swallow.
Bibliography:
Ν. Dimopoulou-Rethemiotaki, Το Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ηρακλείου,J. S. Latsis Foundation, 325-326.
Author:
K. T.


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