{"title":"Brooches","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"olive-leaf-wreath-brooch-sterling-silver-2","title":"Olive Leaf Wreath Brooch - Sterling Silver","description":"\u003cp\u003eOlive Leaf Wreath Brooch - Sterling Silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis handmade sterling silver laurel wreath brooch features the Greek Kotinos Motif also known as the prize for the winner at the Ancient Olympic Games. It was an olive branch, of the wild- olive tree that grew at Olympia,intertwined to form a circle or a horse-shoe. According to Pausanias it was introduced by Heracles as a prize for the running race winner to honour his father Zeus. In the ancient Olympic Games there were no gold, silver, or bronze medals. There was only one winner per event, crowned with an olive wreath made of wild-olive leaves from a sacred tree near the temple of Zeus at Olympia. Olive wreaths were given out during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in honor of the ancient tradition, because the games were being held in Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandmade Jewelry\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GreekRoots","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60239205925198,"sku":"MI-KR-000640060-99008","price":52.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1058\/1999\/6494\/files\/MI-KR-000640060_1.jpg?v=1785256757"},{"product_id":"sterling-silver-brooch-ionic-column","title":"Sterling Silver Brooch Ionic Column","description":"\u003cp lang=\"en\"\u003eSterling Silver Brooch Ionic Column\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are three distinct orders in Ancient Greek architecture: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. The Ionic capital is characterized by the use of volutes. The Ionic columns normally stand on a base which separates the shaft of the column from the stylobate or platform; the cap is usually enriched with egg-and-dart. It was a popular style in Athens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"subtitle\"\u003eMade in 925⁰ sterling silver. Oxidized finish.\u003cbr\u003e\nHandmade item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"GreekRoots","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60239208743246,"sku":"MI-KR-000660060-99011","price":67.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1058\/1999\/6494\/files\/MI-KR-000660060.jpg?v=1785256774"},{"product_id":"olive-leaves-brooch-925-sterling-silver-and-gold-plated","title":"Olive Leaves Brooch – 925 Sterling Silver and Gold Plated","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrooch with olive leaves.\u003cbr\u003e\nA beautiful and elegant gift for you.\u003cbr\u003e\nAlso available in sterling silver.\u003cbr\u003e\nMade of gold plated and 925⁰ sterling silver.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe olive wreath also known as kotinos was the prize for the winner at the ancient Olympic Games. It was an olive branch, of the wild- olive tree that grew at Olympia,intertwined to form a circle or a horse-shoe. According to Pausanias it was introduced by Heracles as a prize for the running race winner to honour his father Zeus. In the ancient Olympic Games there were no gold, silver, or bronze medals. There was only one winner per event, crowned with an olive wreath made of wild-olive leaves from a sacred tree near the temple of Zeus at Olympia. Olive wreaths were given out during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in honor of the ancient tradition, because the games were being held in Greece.This Leaf Brooch has beautiful detail and texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"GreekRoots","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60240236577102,"sku":"FR-K-000270100-E21GP","price":71.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1058\/1999\/6494\/files\/FR-K-000270100.jpg?v=1785265885"},{"product_id":"olive-leaves-brooch-925-sterling-silver-and-gold-plated-2","title":"Olive Leaves Brooch - 925 Sterling Silver and Gold Plated","description":"\u003cp\u003eOlive Leaves Brooch - 925 Sterling Silver and Gold Plated\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrooch with olive leaves.\u003cbr\u003e\nA beautiful and elegant gift for you.\u003cbr\u003e\nAlso available in sterling silver.\u003cbr\u003e\nMade of gold plated and 925⁰ sterling silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/olive\"\u003eOlive Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe olive wreath also known as kotinos was the prize for the winner at the ancient Olympic Games. It was an olive branch, of the wild- olive tree that grew at Olympia, intertwined to form a circle or a horse-shoe. According to Pausanias it was introduced by Heracles as a prize for the running race winner to honour his father Zeus. In the ancient Olympic Games, there were no gold, silver, or bronze medals. There was only one winner per event, crowned with an olive wreath made of wild-olive leaves from a sacred tree near the temple of Zeus at Olympia. Olive wreaths were given out during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in honor of the ancient tradition, because the games were being held in Greece. This Leaf Brooch has beautiful detail and texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"GreekRoots","offers":[{"title":"Gold Plated","offer_id":60241846436174,"sku":"SP-BR-00035017-KP-GP","price":176.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Sterling Silver 925","offer_id":60241846403406,"sku":"SP-BR-00035017-KP-SI","price":154.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1058\/1999\/6494\/files\/SP-BR-1501.jpg?v=1785279883"},{"product_id":"meander-brooch-sterling-silver","title":"Meander Brooch - Sterling Silver","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeander Brooch - Sterling Silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesign inspired by Ancient Greece\u003cbr\u003e\nMade in 925⁰ sterling silver.\u003cbr\u003e\nHandmade item.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/meandros\"\u003eMeandros Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeandros design is a decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif. Such a design is also called the Greek fret or Greek key design, although these are modern designations. On the one hand, the name “meander” recalls the twisting and turning path of the Meander River in Asia Minor, and on the other hand, as Karl Kerenyi pointed out, “the meander is the figure of a labyrinth in linear form” the meaning is that there is no beginning and no end in some cases so it becomes the symbol of long life and eternity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"GreekRoots","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60241929797966,"sku":"FR-KR-00040014","price":71.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1058\/1999\/6494\/files\/MI-KR-00068013_1.jpg?v=1785281383"},{"product_id":"phaistos-disc-brooch-minoan-design-in-925-sterling-silver","title":"Phaistos Disc Brooch – Minoan Design in 925 Sterling Silver","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhaistos Disc Brooch – Minoan Design in 925 Sterling Silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subtitle\"\u003eMade in 925⁰ sterling silver.\u003cbr\u003e\nHandmade item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subtitle\"\u003eThe Phaistos Disc is a disk of fired clay from the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the island of Crete. Now, the island of Crete is part of modern Greece. The disc was discovered in 1908 by the Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier in the Minoan palace-site of Phaistos. While it is not clear that it is a script, most attempted decipherments assume that it is; most additionally assume a syllabary, others an alphabet or logography or a calendar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"GreekRoots","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":60242870731086,"sku":"49224-1","price":129.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":60242870763854,"sku":"49226-1","price":193.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1058\/1999\/6494\/files\/MI-KR-00059019.jpg?v=1785301385"},{"product_id":"minoan-bee-brooch-925-sterling-silver","title":"Minoan Bee Brooch 925 Sterling Silver","description":"\u003cp\u003eMinoan Bee Brooch 925 Sterling Silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in 925⁰ sterling silver.\u003cbr\u003e\nHandmade item.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Malia honeybee pendant was discovered at Chryssolakkos, of the Minoan Palace of Malia on the island of Crete, and is thought to date to c.1800 BC. The named Chryssolakkos that means the “pit of gold” because of the precious objects that the farmers used to find there. The Minoan Palace is situated 3 km east of Malia town and is the third most significant known Minoan Palace after Knossos and Phaistos.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis brooch is in the shape of two bees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"GreekRoots","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":60242896322894,"sku":"MI-KR-00168008","price":48.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large","offer_id":60242896290126,"sku":"MI-KR-00167011","price":66.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1058\/1999\/6494\/files\/MI-KR-00167011.jpg?v=1785302531"},{"product_id":"malia-bees-pendant-and-brooch-in-sterling-silver","title":"Malia bees pendant and brooch in sterling silver","description":"\u003cp\u003eMalia bees pendant and brooch in sterling silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subtitle\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"irc_su\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGreek Ancient Minoan Bees Pendant In Sterling Silver. 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