Some Ancient Greek gold eye candy..

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kiyote
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edited March 20, 2018 3:50AM in Precious Metals

This bull pendant is from around 400 BCE. I think I remember seeing it in the Athens Museum but I can’t be sure. You’d need to spend days there to see it all and appreciate it.


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  • TomB
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    That's cool.

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  • giorgio11
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    edited March 20, 2018 6:25AM
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    I wonder is it Minoan? I remember seeing a lot of bull murals way back in '67 when I got to go to Crete and explore the Palace of Knossos, home of the dreaded Minotaur. Wonderful memories!

    Ah, here we go ...

    Update ... well, I answered my own question ... the Minoan civilization is much older.
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  • VanHalen
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    That pendant would make a hell of a door knocker.

  • PerryHall
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    @VanHalen said:
    That pendant would make a hell of a door knocker.

    Way too small for a door knocker. Also, it would be quickly stolen since it's gold. :D

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  • ricko
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    Nice pendant... how heavy is it?? Really great detail....Cheers, RickO

  • dpoole
    dpoole Posts: 5,940 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Stunning.

    Looks Greek, not Minoan.


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  • Timbuk3
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    Wow, sweet !!! :)

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  • VanHalen
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    @PerryHall said:

    @VanHalen said:
    That pendant would make a hell of a door knocker.

    Way too small for a door knocker. Also, it would be quickly stolen since it's gold. :D

    Well I was going to mention Moses' golden calf but didn't want to bring religion into this. :)

  • jmski52
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    That's pretty amazing! Great post!

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  • jrt103
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    super cool... how big is it?

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