greek-museums: Archaeological Museum of Heraklion:The famous gold ornament from Malia is a pectoral
greek-museums: Archaeological Museum of Heraklion:The famous gold ornament from Malia is a pectoral pendant consisting of two bees depositing a drop of honey in their honeycomb. They are holding the round, granulated honeycomb between their legs and the drop of honey in their mouths. On their heads is a filigree cage containing a gold bead, while small discs hang from their wings and the sting. This is a true masterpiece of the jeweler’s art, combining repousse, filigree, granulated and incised decoration.Malia, Chrysolakkos necropolis. (1800-1700 B.C) -- source link