Gold pendant from the Idaean Cave. It is probably a fusion of two different pieces of jewellery, a rectangular plaque and a hollow ring of unequal thickness. Both the decoration and construction techniques are reminiscent of eastern models. 8th century BC.
Athens, National Archaeological Museum, Athens Χρ 674. Hellenic Ministry of Culture/Archaeological Receipts Fund.
Anatoliki Mesogeios: Kypros-Dodekanisa-Kriti 16os-6os aionas P. Ch., Archaeological Museum of Herakleion March-June 1998, University of Crete-Hellenic Ministry of Culture 23rd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, Herakleion 1998, p. 264, cat. no. 328.
© Hellenic Ministry of Culture