Ancient Greek stone and gold pendant with Athenian Owl

350-250 BC

Ancient Greek stone and gold pendant with Athenian Owl
Ancient Greek stone and gold pendant with Athenian Owl
Ancient Greek stone and gold pendant with Athenian Owl
Ancient Greek stone and gold pendant with Athenian Owl
Ancient Greek stone and gold pendant with Athenian Owl
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Article code24-2001
Gold pendant with an Ancient Greek semi-translucent stone jewellery bead. The bead is engraved with the Athenian owl, olive sprig to the right and the letters AOE to the left.

Total length: ± 29,6 mm
Width: ± 13,5 mm
Depth: ± 5,2 mm

Condition: very fine condition, wearable. Signs of wear consistent with age and use.

The owl is a symbol of the Athenian polis (Greek city state). The letters AOE is an abbreviation for “the Athenians.” Athena, daughter of Zeus, represented both Wisdom and Warfare to the early Greeks.
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