Ancient greek jewellry

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GOLD! GOLD! GOLD!
The Queen's wreath from the so-called tomb of Philipp II. Gold, ca. 310 BC, diameter 26 cm. - This gold myrtle wreath is amongst the most precious objects found in the antechamber of the so-called tomb of Philipp II. It is associated with his wife, Meda. © Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism
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Golden decorated crown, funerary or marriage material, 370–360 BC. From a grave in Armento (Campania).
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A delicate wreath made of fine gold oak leaves with acorns, of the type worn by Alexander the Great's father, Philip II of Macedon
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A string of gold beads (1500-1350 BCE) from Mycenae. Nafplio Archaeological Museum.
Dido, Queen of Carthage
archaicwonder: “ Hellenistic Greek Gold and Glass Floral Wreath, 3rd-2nd Century BC ”
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1. Diadem with rosettes, 3rd- 2nd Centuries B.C. Gold: soldering, forging, dragging of wire, granulation. / 2. Diadem with rosettes, 3rd Century B.C. Gold: forging, punching, soldering, turning of wire. GREEK.
Greek Gold Oak Leaf Funerary Wreath, c. 5th-3rd Century BC A funerary wreath in gold foil comprising twelve delicate oak leaf sprigs on a c-shaped fillet with central cluster; professionally restored and mounted
Ancient to Medieval (And Slightly Later) History
Hellenistic Gold Oak Wreath, c. 4th-3rd Century BC A Greek Hellenistic diadem wreath comprising numerous projecting sprays of sheet-gold oak leaves in two sizes with serrated edges & veins, a large central rosette with two smaller similar roundels flanking. The most famous of such wreaths is the example from Vergina in the tomb of Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great.
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Wreath of olive leaves 4th century B.C. Greek Athletes | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Diadem with rosette/Greek, 3rd Century B.C.
Hellenistic gold olive wreath diadem Circa 3rd Century BC The diadem composed of sheet gold over a tubular core, decorated with several long spear-shaped leaves with impressed veins and delicate hollow gold fruits, all attached to the core with twisted gold wire, a composition of four larger leaves and four berries at the centre.
Gold oak wreath with bee and cicadas from Dardanelles Tomb Group 4th century BCE
Gold oak wreath with bee and cicadas from Dardanelles Tomb Group 4th century BCE
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Coronet of laurel leaves and berries4th century BCErythrai, Asia Minor (present-day Turkey)
Wreath of ivy and berries, funerary. Period: Late Classical. Date: 4th–3rd century B.C. Culture: Greek. Medium: Gold. | © 2000–2015 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.