2.3 Decorative Arts: Mycenaean Jewellery Flashcards
1
Q
repousse
A
design is hammered onto an object from inside
2
Q
inlay
A
where one metal is put on top of another on an object
- lion hunt dagger
3
Q
cloissone
A
soldering of wire onto metal and then putting glass and gemstones in the soldered pattern
4
Q
granulation
A
dropping molten metal onto an object to give a spotted effect
5
Q
filigree
A
colied wire pushed into gold to make a border
6
Q
pyxis
A
box with lid
- holds cosmetics/ jewellery
7
Q
About Jewellery
types?
worn by?
used for?
made using?
A
- rings (gold), beads, diadems
- worn by men and women
- used as status symbol
- made using gold, amber, ivory, glass, gemstones
8
Q
PS: Gold Rhyton
Date?
Found?
Techniques used?
A
- 16th Century BC
- Grave Circle IV, Grave Cicle A, Mycenae
- hammering, granulation, repousse
9
Q
PS: Gold Pyxis
Date?
Found?
Techniques used?
A
- 16th Century BC
- Grave Circle A, Grave V
- filigree, repousse
10
Q
PS: Gold Pyxis
What is it evidence of?
What is depicted?
A
- evidence of craftsmen skills
- evidence of trade
- lions chasing animals (cattle)
