Made of sterling silver 925\u00b0 and gold-plated with white opal.
\nHandmade in Greece.
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The chain shown is not included.<\/p>\n
History
\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 means the \u201cpit of gold\u201d 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. This pendant is in the shape of two bees, or wasps, storing away a drop of honey in a comb and is one of the most famous exhibits in the Heraklion Museum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Made of sterling silver 925\u00b0 and gold-plated with white opal.
\nHandmade in Greece.
\nExplore Heritage Collection<\/p>\n
The chain shown is not included.<\/p>\n
History
\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 means the \u201cpit of gold\u201d 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. This pendant is in the shape of two bees, or wasps, storing away a drop of honey in a comb and is one of the most famous exhibits in the Heraklion Museum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":113049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[97,95,83,175,93,183,118],"product_tag":[596],"class_list":{"0":"post-113065","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-collections","7":"product_cat-heritage","8":"product_cat-jewellery","9":"product_cat-opal-2","10":"product_cat-pendants","11":"product_cat-pendants-13","12":"product_cat-pendants-3","13":"product_tag-heritage-pendants","14":"pa_gender-women","15":"pa_height-4-cm-1-5","16":"pa_material-gold-plated","17":"pa_material-sterling-silver-925","18":"pa_stones-opal","19":"pa_weight-6g","20":"pa_width-3-5-cm-1-37","22":"first","23":"instock","24":"shipping-taxable","25":"purchasable","26":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n