GREEK MYCENAEAN GOLD DIADEM 2nd millennium BC A leaf-shaped sheet gold plaque from a diadem with wire loops close to the outer edges, dense repoussé design of circles and bosses with scrolled tendrils between. 7.87 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a central London gentleman; formerly in the Tony Brandon collection, London, UK; formed 1980s; collection number 216. Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. Published Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. Literature Cf. Higgins, R. Minoan and Mycenean Art, London, 1967, item 211. Footnotes Gold diadems are a familiar feature among jewellery of the Greek world. Worn as headbands, they were either made from metal sturdy enough to sustain wear by itself, or they were mounted on foundations such as felt, leather or cloth. Diadems were worn at religious festivals by priests and elite members of society, as well as at important feasts and to adorn the dead; they were also used to decorate cult images in temples.
GREEK MYCENAEAN GOLD DIADEM 2nd millennium BC A leaf-shaped sheet gold plaque from a diadem with wire loops close to the outer edges, dense repoussé design of circles and bosses with scrolled tendrils between. 7.87 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a central London gentleman; formerly in the Tony Brandon collection, London, UK; formed 1980s; collection number 216. Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. Published Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. Literature Cf. Higgins, R. Minoan and Mycenean Art, London, 1967, item 211. Footnotes Gold diadems are a familiar feature among jewellery of the Greek world. Worn as headbands, they were either made from metal sturdy enough to sustain wear by itself, or they were mounted on foundations such as felt, leather or cloth. Diadems were worn at religious festivals by priests and elite members of society, as well as at important feasts and to adorn the dead; they were also used to decorate cult images in temples.
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