September242012
collective-history: Assemblage from a Warrior’s Burial ca. 6th century BC This helmet with a mask, separate nose piece, band, ring, and plaque were found, with other bronze armor, in a tomb in northern Greece. The helmet, cast with beaded and incised edges, is of a type possibly developed in the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC and later used in Illyria (a region northwest of Greece) and other foreign lands. The other objects are made of hammered sheet gold.

collective-history:

Assemblage from a Warrior’s Burial ca. 6th century BC

This helmet with a mask, separate nose piece, band, ring, and plaque were found, with other bronze armor, in a tomb in northern Greece. The helmet, cast with beaded and incised edges, is of a type possibly developed in the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC and later used in Illyria (a region northwest of Greece) and other foreign lands. The other objects are made of hammered sheet gold.

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August72012
ancientpeoples: Gold Bracelet or Diadem Phoenician 7th-6th Century BC Tarros, Sardinia From a rich tomb found at Tharros. Phoenician jewellery shows a variety of influences from across the Mediterranean. There are no direct parallels to this piece but the lotus flower is typical of Phoenician style, influenced by Egypt.

ancientpeoples:

Gold Bracelet or Diadem

Phoenician

7th-6th Century BC

Tarros, Sardinia

From a rich tomb found at Tharros. Phoenician jewellery shows a variety of influences from across the Mediterranean. There are no direct parallels to this piece but the lotus flower is typical of Phoenician style, influenced by Egypt.

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