Gold duck bead



Gold duck bead

Χ-Α123
Metal (Gold)
Intact
Length: 2.7 cm. Height: 1.9 cm.
Knossos
Palace
Late Bronze Age, Neopalatial period, Late Minoan IB period:
1500-1400 BC:
Gallery:
V
Case:
49
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). The New Palaces. The zenith of Minoan civilisation
Miniature art
Description
Gold granulated duck pendant from the palace of Knossos, attesting to the high level of Minoan goldsmithing at its height in the Neopalatial period. The piece stands out for its granulated decoration, a technique using tiny golden spheres known as granules.
Bibliography:
Ν. Dimopoulou-Rethemiotaki, Το Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ηρακλείου,J. S. Latsis Foundation, 325,327.
Author:
K. T.


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