2.3 Jewellery Flashcards
Where do we get a lot of our jewellery from Mycenae from ?
Burial sites this contained rings and necklaces
What did rings often have on them ? And what’s the name for that ?
An image, these are called signet rings and the meaning is often unclear but it sometimes is used to connote status or in Mycenaean times had a religious meaning
What is a good example of a signet ring ?
One at Tiyrns showing a goddess seated on a folding chair holding a cup with a hawk which could signify power
Why are signet rings impressive?
So much detail on such a small object must of required extremely good craftsmen ship
What is the technique Repousse?
Using a hammer and nail to make an elaborate pattern on metal to give a sense of depth, usually down from the inside so the scene would face outward
What’s a great example of repousse ?
‘Aggememnons’ maks
What is a great example of Mycenaean metal work and what is it/why is it?
A Pyxis found in Mycenae
A small storage box
Inner part is a hexagonal wooden box covered in plates of gold
Showing lions chasing deers
Spiral patterns
Shows the use of the Repousse
Uses Repousse and filligree
What’s another technique used by the Mycenaeans ? What is it ?
Inlay
One metal was heated and laid over another in an object
What’s a good example of inlay ?
The lion hunt dagger
It’s basically covering something in gold
What is granulation ?
Tiny beads of gold dropped onto an object to give a spotted effect like on the gold rhyton
What is an example of grantulation?
The Mycenaean golf rhyton in the shape of a lions head
