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Ornaments from Aegina 782-822

782. Gold earring, in the form of a conventional bull’s head. It is composed of two plaques, stamped with palmette and spiral designs, and soldered together. The ears (.”) are in the form of wire spirals (one now missing). Above each horn is a hole, through which passes a wire ring with open overlapping…

Gold Necklace with an Emerald Pendant

The necklace (about 0.37 m. in length) has a heavy, closely plaited chain (0.008 m. thick) made of very fine links. The chain terminates in heavy ribbed necks bearing rams’ heads, which hold a hook and ring for fastening the necklace.

The pendant is an eight-sided, unpolished emerald plasma. It is set on a pin which passes through a bore drilled…

Ornaments from Aegina 683-767

683. Gold diadem, consisting of a plain flat band of gold tapering away towards Plate VI. either end, where it terminates in a wire twisted into the form of a loop for fastening. Broken into two pieces.

Gold pins and necklaces 546-579

546. Gold pin, the upper part of which is decorated with jjairs of raisecl rings alternating with ribbed beadings. The middle is pierced and decorated with a palm-branch pattern. To either side of the hole is soldered a plain ring….