Greek Filigree Wire Bangle
£100.00
Jewellery played an essential role in ancient Greek life, ritual, and death. People offered jewellery as gifts to the gods at turning points in their lives and bestowed it in celebrations of marriage and birth. Jewellery also accompanied people in death. The deceased could be buried wearing favourite pieces, or funerary adornments might be made especially for entombment. Gold filigree techniques blossomed in the ancient Greek cities of the North Pontic region and Asia Minor between the 6th and 3rdcenturies B.C. The jeweller built up patterns from the surface in gold wire, joined with matching solder, to achieve exquisite detail. Our bangle is based on a filigree design on a small, gold pediment-shaped brooch from 340-320 B.C, said to be from Patras, a major port city in Greece.
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Product code: cmcn380670
Price category: £100 to £500
Standard UK delivery: 3-5 working days (overseas delivery times may vary)
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- Greek Filigree Wire Bangle
- £100.00
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