epinl's blog: "wholesale beads"

The origins of Minoan culture fall on the 2600 BC.The palaces such as Knossos and Phaistos which shows that even at this point it was well developed with culture and art. Cretan Minoan art called by the archaeologist Arthur Evans left behind many monuments "moving" in the jewelry. As in most cases, so this time it was found in the tombs. At the graves of Crete from 2400 BC r containing gold diadems, bracelets and necklaces with chains. In those articles distinctly Asian which may be due to the fact that during the Neolithic peoples migrated to Crete from the Asia Minor (Anatolia), together with its culture and art. Around 2000 BC there were made of gold in the more advanced techniques such pellets, filigree and repo. The first two techniques I described in the article on Phoenician jewelery (szuk. Portable Art-History-art jewelry world. Phoenician Brass Jewelry Findings) and the repo is a decoration of the plate by knocking the cold recesses, giving the other side a convex pattern. These techniques are typical areas of West Asia, which tied trade relations Crete. The most representative Minoan jewelry comes from "Treasury Aegina" discovered in 1892 AD, which is composed of pendants, earrings and a necklace of large made of thin sheets of gold, gold wire and gold combined with semi-precious stones: carnelian, amethyst, natural lapis lazuli beads. The Minoan jewelry are the most common motive for animals and insects such as bees symbolic symbolized by Ms goddess. The Minoan culture of design can also be found in the area known in Egypt for example, the tag "The Lord of the animals' character is dressed as a Cretan but surrounded by Egyptian lotus flowers. Mycenaean Jewelry In 1450 r.p.n.e. perhaps there was a volcanic eruption that destroyed the Minoan, the palace architecture leading to a large weakening of Crete. This situation used Achaeans of Mycenae conquering the island and settled on the field. This resulted in that over time, the Minoan culture is influenced by the Mycenaean culture, however, did not lead to major changes in wytwórstwie jewelry. Can be noted a lot of experience in the techniques, comparable to what had minojscy craftsmen. It can be concluded that they pass on their knowledge to students mykeńskim. Achaeans otherwise Mycanaeans manufactured gold jewelery richer but less bold themed performances, but they used the same techniques of jewelery using them in necklaces, diadems, rings and earrings. Good examples of such artifacts can admire the "Treasury of Atreus", the found by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876 at Mycenae. The domed tomb, mistakenly named by the discoverer of "Tomb of Agamemnon" was a plate of gold jewelery and gold wire.