Meander Link Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver
Bracelet with Greek design Meander.
Made of sterling silver 925°.
Handmade in Greece.
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Meandros 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.
Greek Key Stud Earrings
Earrings with Greek Key – Meander design.
Made of sterling silver 925°.
Handmade in Greece.
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Meandros 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.
Dangle Earrings Greek Key Meander design
Earrings with Greek Key – Meander design.
Made of sterling silver 925°.
Handmade in Greece.
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Meandros 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.
Moonstone Ring – Sterling Silver and Gold Plated
This ring features a beautiful moonstone gemstone set in sterling silver 925°and gold plated with crystals.
This beautiful stone was used in ancient times, as it was believed to bring great luck.
Byzantine Necklace with Swarovski crystals – Sterling Silver Gold Plated
Necklace with Swarovski crystals, handmade with great attention to detail. The decoration of this ring shows the influence of the Byzantine art.
Made in 925⁰ sterling silver and gold plated.
Lapis Lazuli Hinge Bracelet – Sterling Silver & Gold Plated
Bracelet with Lapis Lazuli stone.
Lapis lazuli or lapis for short, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color.
The bracelet is bendable.
Made in sterling silver and gold plated.
Handmade item.
Phaistos Disc Pendant – Sterling Silver Gold Plated
Phaistos Disc Pendant in sterling silver and gold plated.
The 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.
Handmade item.
The chain is our 925 Sterling Silver Chain in Length 50 cm (not included)
Goddess Athena Pendant – Sterling Silver Gold Plated
Ancient Greek coins with the face of ancient Greek goddess Athena or Alexander The Great. In Greek mythology, Athena is the daughter of Zeus and the goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare.
Handcrafted 925 sterling silver coin pendant.
Meander Greek key Ring in Sterling Silver
Silver Ring with recurrent Greek key design, the symbol of long life and eternity.
Made in 925⁰ sterling silver
Handmade item
Bracelet with Ancient Greek symbols – Sterling Silver
This is a beautiful silver bracelet with ancient coins (replicas) representing different symbols from ancient Greek history and mythology (Spiral Of Life, ancient Greek Gods).
Handmade item.
Made of 925 sterling silver.
Ancient Greek Coins Bracelet – Sterling Silver
Bracelet with Ancient Greek symbols.
This is a beautiful silver bracelet with ancient coins (replicas) representing different symbols from ancient Greek history and mythology (Spiral Of Life, ancient Greek Gods).
Handmade item.
Phaistos Disc Hinge Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver
This beautiful silver bracelet representing the disc of Phaistos. The 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.
The bracelet is bendable and one-size only.
Handmade item.
Gold Plated Olive Wreath Bracelet
Gold Plated Olive Wreath Bracelet inspired by ancient Greek kotinos design.
The 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.
The bracelet is bendable.
Handmade item.
Olive Leaves Silver Bracelet
Olive Leaves Silver Bracelet. A beautiful and elegant bracelet tribute to the olive branch, a symbol of peace, abundance and achievement. The 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.
The bracelet is bendable.
Handmade item.
Olive Leaves Bracelet With Stones
This is an elegant and unique silver bracelet with olive leaves and stones. The 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.
The bracelet is bendable.
Handmade item.
Ancient Greek Ring with olive leaves – Sterling Silver
Ancient Greek ring with olive leaves.
The olive tree in Ancient Greece symbolized the Olympic ideal since an olive branch was the only prize for the Olympic champions. Τhe olive tree symbolizes peace, victory, honor and prosperity.
Made of 925⁰ sterling silver
Handmade item
Good Luck Eye Charm Bracelet – Sterling Silver Yianni Jewelry
Made in 925° sterling silver.
Handmade Item.
Silver creations of Yianni Jewelry, created by Garbis Khacherian, a silversmith trader since 1987.
Evil Eye Charm Bracelet – Sterling Silver Yianni Jewelry
Evil Eye Charm Bracelet.
Made of 925° sterling silver.
Handmade Item.
Silver creations of Yianni Jewelry, created by Garbis Khacherian, a silversmith trader since 1987.
Byzantine Evil Eye Bracelet – Sterling Silver Yianni Jewelry
Byzantine Evil Eye Bracelet
Made in 925° sterling silver.
Handmade Item.
Silver creations of Yianni Jewelry, created by Garbis Khacherian, a silversmith trader since 1987.
Meander Link Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver – Yianni Jewelry
Double-sided bracelet.
On one side, the bracelet is decorated with the Ancient Greek meander symbol and byzantine symbol on the other.
Meandros 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.
Black oxidized background.
Handmade item.
Silver creations of Yianni Jewelry, created by Garbis Khacherian, a silversmith trader since 1987.
Meander Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver – Yianni Jewelry
Bracelet with Meander which is also called The Greek Key. Meander was among the most important symbols in ancient Greece. The Meander motif was inspired by the twisting and turning Meander River, mentioned by Homer in Iliad. Symbolizes infinity or the eternal flow of things.
Silver oxidized finish.
Handmade Item.
Made in 925° sterling silver.
Silver creations of Yianni Jewelry, created by Garbis Khacherian, a silversmith trader since 1987.
Byzantine Cuff Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver Yianni Jewelry
Byzantine Cuff Bracelet with granulation technique and oxidation.
This bracelet is inspired by Byzantine designs. A magnificent bracelet made in 925⁰ sterling silver with floral motifs. Τhis bracelet was designed to show the glamor of the Byzantine era.
Silver oxidized finish.
Handmade Item.
Made in 925° sterling silver.
Silver creations of Yianni Jewelry, created by Garbis Khacherian, a silversmith trader since 1987.
Sterling Silver Cross Virtus – Yianni Jewelry
Black oxidized background.
Made in 925⁰ sterling silver
Handmade Cross.
The decoration of this cross shows the influence of the Byzantine art.
Silver creations of Yianni Jewelry, created by Garbis Khacherian, a silversmith trader since 1987.
Silver Gold Plated Byzantine Cross IRENE – Yianni Jewelry
This cross called “Irene-Irene of Athens”.
Empress Irene of Athens was the first female ruler of the Byzantine Empire. Born in Athens around 752 and she was the wife of the Byzantine Emperor Leo IV. she helped bring an end to the iconoclastic controversy. In 787 she called the Second Council of Nicaea which condemned the practice of iconoclasm and restored the veneration of icons to Christian practice. Deposed in a palace coup in 802, she was exiled and died on 9 August 803.
Made in 925° sterling silver.
Handmade Cross, inspired by Byzantine art.
Silver creations of Yianni Jewelry, created by Garbis Khacherian, a silversmith trader since 1987.
Sterling Silver Cross – Yianni Jewelry
Pendant inspired by Byzantine art.
Made in 925⁰ sterling silver
Handmade item.
Silver creations of Yianni Jewelry, created by Garbis Khacherian, a silversmith trader since 1987.
Flower Ring – Sterling Silver Yianni Jewelry
This beautiful ring represents the ancient Byzantine floral symbol.
Black oxidized background.
Made of 925⁰ sterling silver
Handmade item.
Silver creations of Yianni Jewelry, created by Garbis Khacherian, a silversmith trader since 1987.
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Round Floral Ring – Sterling Silver Yianni Jewelry
Ring made with the ancient technique of “Granulation” by soldering each silver balls precisely and wrapping silver wire around the ring in proper way give this look.
Made of 925⁰ sterling silver
Handmade item.
Silver creations of Yianni Jewelry, created by Garbis Khacherian, a silversmith trader since 1987.
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Fleur de lis Signet Cross Ring – Sterling Silver Yianni Jewelry
In the middle, there is a byzantine cross symbol, which is surrounded by decorative patterns.
The shape and decoration of this ring shows the influence of the Byzantine art.
Black oxidized background.
Made of 925⁰ sterling silver
Handmade item.
Silver creations of Yianni Jewelry, created by Garbis Khacherian, a silversmith trader since 1987.
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Byzantine Cross Ring Theodora – Yianni Jewelry
This ring is called Theodora.
Made in 925⁰ sterling silver.
Handmade item.
The shape and decoration of this ring shows the influence of the Byzantine art.
Silver creations of Yianni Jewelry, created by Garbis Khacherian, a silversmith trader since 1987.
Theodora was empress of the byzantine empire wife of Emperor. The ring is embellished with a pretty filigree with refined pattern. The art of filigree dates back to ancient history. The first of the found jewelry in this technique have been found in Mesopotamia and dates to thousands of years BC. In the ancient world and particularly in Asia Minor, the art of granulation grew were at the highest level, where they were inherited by the Byzantine Empire.
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Olive Leaf Hinge Bracelet in 925 Sterling Silver
The 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.
Available in gold and silver.
Made in 925⁰ sterling silver
This beautiful bracelet is bendable and is slid on to the wrist.
Handmade item.
Beads Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver Gold Plated
Made of sterling silver 925°.
Handmade in Greece.
This bracelet comes in a beautiful box.
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Greek Key Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver Gold Plated
Bracelet inspired by the Greek Key meander symbol.
Made of sterling silver 925°.
Handmade in Greece.
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History
Meandros 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.
Greek Key Bracelet – Carbon polymide
Bracelet inspired by the Greek Key meander symbol.
Made of sterling silver 925°.
Handmade in Greece.
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History
Meandros 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.
Greek Key Bracelet with Zircon – 925 Sterling Silver
Bracelet inspired by the Greek Key meander symbol.
Made of sterling silver 925°.
Handmade in Greece.
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History
Meandros 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.
Minoan Bees Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver
This bracelet comes in a beautiful box.
Handmade in Greece.
In Greek mythology, Talos, also spelled Talus or Talon, was a man of bronze who protected Crete from pirates and invaders. Despite the popular idea that he was a giant, no ancient source states this explicitly.
Cross Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver
This bracelet comes in a beautiful box.
Handmade in Greece.
Alexander Leather Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver
A bracelet inspired by an ancient Greek coin, depicting Alexander the Great.
Made of 925⁰ sterling silver.
Handmade in Greece.
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History
Alexander the Great (356 BC – 323 BC), also known as Alexander III was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He is considered one of the greatest and most successful military strategists in world history.
The specific coin was minted at about 287 BC, after Alexander’s death, by King Lysimachos, one of the generals of Alexander the Great, who inherited the throne of Thrace after his death.
The original coin is exhibited in the Greek Numismatic Museum.
Colossus of Rhodes Leather Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver
This bracelet comes in a beautiful box.
Handmade in Greece.
The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Athena Leather Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver
This Ancient Greek coin represents Athena Chalinitis.
Made of 925 sterling silver.
Handmade item.
Athena – Stater of Corinth
This silver stater of Corinth depicting the head of Athena Chalinitis.
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Talos Leather Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver
This bracelet comes in a beautiful box.
Handmade in Greece.
In Greek mythology, Talos, also spelled Talus or Talon, was a man of bronze who protected Crete from pirates and invaders. Despite the popular idea that he was a giant, no ancient source states this explicitly.
Medusa Leather Bracelet with Meander – 925 Sterling Silver
Bracelet inspired by the Ancient Greek Medusa myth.
This bracelet comes in a beautiful box.
Handmade in Greece.
Medusa, in Greek mythology, the most famous of the monster figures known as Gorgons, is generally described as a winged female with living venomous snakes in place of hair; unlike the Gorgons, she was sometimes represented as very beautiful. According to Hesiod and Aeschylus, she lived and died on an island named Sarpedon, somewhere near Cisthene. Medusa was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. according to another account; Perseus buried it in the marketplace of Argos. The Labyrinth in ancient Greece was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur. the Minotaur is a mythical creature portrayed in Classical times with the head of a bull and the body of a man. The Minotaur was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus.
Greek Key Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver
Bracelet inspired by the Greek Key meander symbol.
Made of sterling silver 925°.
Handmade in Greece.
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History
Meandros 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.
Eye Bracelet with Meander – 925 Sterling Silver
This bracelet comes in a beautiful box.
Handmade in Greece.
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Evil Eye
The symbol and superstition of the evil eye is one of the strongest symbolic images in the world. The earliest known evidence for belief in the evil eye goes back to ancient Greece and Rome. It is supposed to wear off evil to anyone who wears it and various cultures believe in that, however in Greece, it’s blue because at that time blue eyes were not so common and were thought to give the evil eye, so the blue is like a mirror to them. Nowadays it’s widely known and has become a trend.
Eye Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver
Bracelet inspired by the Ancient Greek Medusa myth.
This bracelet comes in a beautiful box.
Handmade in Greece.
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Evil Eye
The symbol and superstition of the evil eye is one of the strongest symbolic images in the world. The earliest known evidence for belief in the evil eye goes back to ancient Greece and Rome. It is supposed to wear off evil to anyone who wears it and various cultures believe in that, however in Greece, it’s blue because at that time blue eyes were not so common and were thought to give the evil eye, so the blue is like a mirror to them. Nowadays it’s widely known and has become a trend.
Medusa Bracelet – 925 Sterling Silver
Bracelet inspired by the Ancient Greek Medusa myth.
This bracelet comes in a beautiful box.
Handmade in Greece.
Medusa, in Greek mythology, the most famous of the monster figures known as Gorgons, is generally described as a winged female with living venomous snakes in place of hair; unlike the Gorgons, she was sometimes represented as very beautiful. According to Hesiod and Aeschylus, she lived and died on an island named Sarpedon, somewhere near Cisthene. Medusa was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. according to another account; Perseus buried it in the marketplace of Argos. The Labyrinth in ancient Greece was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur. the Minotaur is a mythical creature portrayed in Classical times with the head of a bull and the body of a man. The Minotaur was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus.
Goddess Athena Chain Bracelet with Meander – 925 Sterling Silver
Α beautiful and elegant bracelet inspired by an ancient Greek tetradrachm.
Made of 925 sterling silver.
Handmade item.
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Goddess Athena and Owl – Athenian silver tetradrachm
Dracma was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history. The tetradrachm was an Ancient Greek silver coin equivalent to fourdrachmae in Athens it replaced the earlier “heraldic” type of didrachms and it was in wide circulation from ca. 510 to ca. 38 BC. This coin belongs to the so-called “new style Athenian coins” minted between 166 and 64 B.C. and is considered one of the most popular ancient Greek coins which illustrate the portrait of Goddess Athena on the one side and the wisdom owl on the other. Athena is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name. She’s usually shown in art wearing a helmet and holding a spear. Her major symbols include owls, olive trees, and snakes. Her temples were located atop the fortified Acropolis in the central part of the city. The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis is dedicated to her, along with numerous other temples and monuments. Her main festival in Athens was the Panathenaia, which was celebrated in midsummer and was the most important festival on the Athenian calendar. In the classical Olympian pantheon, Athena was regarded as the favorite daughter of Zeus. The owl traditionally accompanies Athena. Because of such association, the owl has been used as a symbol of knowledge and wisdom. The inscriptions contain the city’s “national” appellation (“ΑΘΕ», i.e. “of the Athenians”).
Alexander Chain Bracelet with Meander – 925 Sterling Silver
Α beautiful and elegant bracelet inspired by an ancient Greek tetradrachm.
Made of 925 sterling silver.
Handmade item.
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Goddess Athena and Owl – Athenian silver tetradrachm
Dracma was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history. The tetradrachm was an Ancient Greek silver coin equivalent to fourdrachmae in Athens it replaced the earlier “heraldic” type of didrachms and it was in wide circulation from ca. 510 to ca. 38 BC. This coin belongs to the so-called “new style Athenian coins” minted between 166 and 64 B.C. and is considered one of the most popular ancient Greek coins which illustrate the portrait of Goddess Athena on the one side and the wisdom owl on the other. Athena is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name. She’s usually shown in art wearing a helmet and holding a spear. Her major symbols include owls, olive trees, and snakes. Her temples were located atop the fortified Acropolis in the central part of the city. The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis is dedicated to her, along with numerous other temples and monuments. Her main festival in Athens was the Panathenaia, which was celebrated in midsummer and was the most important festival on the Athenian calendar. In the classical Olympian pantheon, Athena was regarded as the favorite daughter of Zeus. The owl traditionally accompanies Athena. Because of such association, the owl has been used as a symbol of knowledge and wisdom. The inscriptions contain the city’s “national” appellation (“ΑΘΕ», i.e. “of the Athenians”).
Own Chain Bracelet with Meander – 925 Sterling Silver
Α beautiful and elegant bracelet inspired by an ancient Greek tetradrachm.
Made of 925 sterling silver.
Handmade item.
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Goddess Athena and Owl – Athenian silver tetradrachm
Dracma was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history. The tetradrachm was an Ancient Greek silver coin equivalent to fourdrachmae in Athens it replaced the earlier “heraldic” type of didrachms and it was in wide circulation from ca. 510 to ca. 38 BC. This coin belongs to the so-called “new style Athenian coins” minted between 166 and 64 B.C. and is considered one of the most popular ancient Greek coins which illustrate the portrait of Goddess Athena on the one side and the wisdom owl on the other. Athena is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name. She’s usually shown in art wearing a helmet and holding a spear. Her major symbols include owls, olive trees, and snakes. Her temples were located atop the fortified Acropolis in the central part of the city. The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis is dedicated to her, along with numerous other temples and monuments. Her main festival in Athens was the Panathenaia, which was celebrated in midsummer and was the most important festival on the Athenian calendar. In the classical Olympian pantheon, Athena was regarded as the favorite daughter of Zeus. The owl traditionally accompanies Athena. Because of such association, the owl has been used as a symbol of knowledge and wisdom. The inscriptions contain the city’s “national” appellation (“ΑΘΕ», i.e. “of the Athenians”).
