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Sterling silver fine museum reproduction earrings from the definitive Malia bees artifact, which is displayed at the 'Heraklion' archaeological museum in Crete dating back more than 3800 years. The motif despicts two bees storing away a drop of honey in a comb. This item constitutes one of the most important and renown specimens of minoan art and ancient jewelry making universaly.
Detail is very vivid and fine
Article group | Earrings |
Gender | For Her |
Depiction | Mailia Bees |
Historic Period | Era: Minoan & Mycenean |
Material | Solid Sterling Silver |
Length (top to bottom excluding bails or hooks) | 55 mm (2 and 11⁄64in) |
Width | 25 mm (63⁄64in) |
The ancient Greeks idolized intellect and spirit, while gods shared mortal passions and flaws to make themselves more accessible to humans. Beauty and harmony were truly at the heart of the ancient Greek civilization. This never fails to inspire our intellectual, scientific and spiritual worlds.
Each jewel uncovers an epic highlight from 5000 years of self-decoration and is curated with passion since 1928 by the Vaphiadis family, a virtuoso signature in the field for 5 generations. Our jewelry collection has been consistently preferred by various royalties, heads of state and international personalities and is also sold through a host of top world class museums such as the Louvre.
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