Gold Bee Pendant Minoan

The bees of malia are considered one of the most definitive archaeological findings of jewelry from the minoan civilization.

Gold bee pendant minoan.

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. 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. This gold bees are depicted storing away a drop of honey in a comb. Both are in gold and demonstrate the full repertoire of minoan goldsmiths.

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 named chryssolakkos that means the pit of gold because of the precious objects that the farmers used to find there. The bee pendant and the master of the animals pendant. A solid gold minoan pendant depicting two bees clutching a honeycomb 1800 1700 bce found in the old palace cemetery at chrysolakkos near malia crete.

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. The minoan bee pendant dates back to the bronze age to the protopalatial period 1800 1700 bc and it s a wonderful very detailed representation of two bees. The scale of the palace.

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. The most common 14k gold bee pendant. Because here they come.

Herakleion archaeological museum crete. It dates back more than 3800 years. There are 374 14k gold bee pendant for sale on etsy and they cost 112 13 on average. Excavated by the french from the chrysolak.

It has been found in the old palace cemetery at chrysolakkos outside the palace of malia the third largest minoan palace. 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. 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. 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.