Souvenirs
Bronze Plate Vergina Sun – 925 Silver
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
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The Vergina Sun also known as the “Star of Vergina” is a rayed solar symbol appearing in ancient Greek art. The Vergina Sun proper has sixteen triangular rays. The name “Vergina Sun” became widely used after the archaeological excavations in and around the small town of Vergina, in northern Greece, during the late 1970s.
Bronze Plate Minoan Axe – 925 Silver
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
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Labrys is, according to Plutarch, Minoan word for the double headed axe called in Greek πέλεκυς (pélekus). In ancient Crete, the double axe was an important sacred symbol of the Minoan religion. In Crete it never accompanies male gods, but always female goddesses. It seems that it associated with the worship of Mother Earth or Great Goddess.
Bronze Plate Cycladic Figurine – 925 Silver
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
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The best known type of artwork that has survived is the marble figurine, most commonly a single full-length female figure with arms folded across the front.
Bronze Plate Alexander the Great
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
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Alexander the Great the King of Macedonia is considered one of the most important forms of world history. Lysimachus was a Macedonian officer and diadochus of Alexander the Great, who became a basileus in 306 BC, ruling Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedon.
Bronze Plate The God of the Sea Poseidon
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
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Poseidon was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth, god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.
Poseidon was protector of seafarers, and of many Hellenic cities and colonies.
Bronze Plate Minoan Civilization Bull-leaping – 925 Silver
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
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Bull-leaping (Ancient Greek: ταυροκαθάψια, taurokathapsia) is a term for various types of non-violent bull fighting. Some are based on an ancient ritual from the Minoan civilization involving an acrobat leaping over the back of a charging bull (or cow).
Bronze Plate Caduceus The Symbol of Medicine – 925 Silver
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
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The caduceus is the traditional symbol of Hermes and features two snakes winding around an often winged staff. It is used as a symbol of medicine.
Bronze Plate with Ancient Ship Trireme
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
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A trireme was an ancient vessel and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean Sea, especially the Phoenicians, ancient Greeks and Romans.
Bronze Plate Corinthian Column – 925 Silver
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
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The Corinthian order is named for the Greek city of Corinth, to which it was connected in the period. There are three distinct orders in Ancient Greek architecture: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. The Corinthian order is the last developed of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The Corinthian, with its offshoot the Composite, is the most ornate of the orders. This architectural style is characterized by slender fluted columns and elaborate capitals decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls. Also there are many variations. The Corinthian Order in 334 BC it appeared as an external feature on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens, and then used on a huge scale at the Temple of Zeus Olympia in Athens, (174 BC – AD 132).
Bronze Plate Goddess of Justice Themis – 925 Silver
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
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In Greek mythology, Themis is one of the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus, and the second wife of Zeus. She is the personification of justice, divine order, fairness, law, and custom, and her symbols include the Scales of Justice.
Bronze Plate Wisdom Owl – 925 Silver
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
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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”).
Bronze Plate Ancient Ship Trireme
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
Handmade item.
A trireme was an ancient vessel and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean Sea, especially the Phoenicians, ancient Greeks and Romans.
Bronze Plate Goddess Athena – 925 Silver
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
Handmade item.
Goddess Athena – 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.
The front side of this coin is decorated with Goddess Athena. 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.
Bronze Ancient Greek Plate Cycladic Art – 925 Silver
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
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Bronze Ancient Greek Plate with Spiral Symbol – 925 Silver
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
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The spiral is one of the oldest symbols of human spirituality, carved or painted into rocks from thousands of years ago. Symbol of movement and progressive development, growth, expansion, cosmic energy, symbol of the sun..Spirals have been foun in burial sites, uin vases, in jewelry, clothing, weapons… They can be seen in every aspect in nature, like the tides in the oceans, the winds, the plants, the shells. The spiral phenomenon has been explained thought mathematics from the time of Archimedes, the great Greek mathematician
Bronze Plate Athenian Tetradrachm Wisdom Owl – 925 Silver
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
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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”).
Bronze Plate with Goddess Athena – 925 Silver
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
Handmade item.
Goddess Athena – 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.
The front side of this coin is decorated with Goddess Athena. 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.
Bronze Plate with Cycladic Figurine – 925 Silver
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
Handmade item.
The best-known art of this period are the marble figures usually called “idols” or “figurines”These marble figures are seen scattered around the Aegean.
Ancient Ship Trireme Bronze Plate
Bronze Decorative plate with representation made of 925 sterling silver, inspired by ancient Greece
Handmade item.
A trireme was an ancient vessel and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean Sea, especially the Phoenicians, ancient Greeks and Romans.
Spoon with Discobolus – 925 Sterling Silver
Made of 925 sterling silver.
Handmade item.
The Discobolus of Myron is a Greek sculpture completed at the start of the Classical period at around 460–450 BC. The sculpture depicts a youthful male athlete throwing discus.
Spoon with Athens – 925 Sterling Silver
Made of 925 sterling silver.
Handmade item.
Athens is the capital of Greece. It was also at the heart of Ancient Greece, a powerful civilization and empire.
Spoon Goddess Athena – 925 Sterling Silver
Made of 925⁰ sterling silver.
Handmade item.
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.
Spoon with Wisdom Owl – 925 Sterling Silver
Made of 925⁰ sterling silver.
Owl of Athena
In Greek mythology, a little owl traditionally represents or accompanies Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom. Because of such association, the bird – often referred to as the «owl of Athena» has been used as a symbol of knowledge, wisdom, perspicacity and erudition.
Spoon with Parthenon Athens – 925 Sterling Silver
Made of 925 sterling silver.
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Parthenon – the main monument in Acropolis. It was built in the mid-5th century bce and dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena and is the brightest monument of the Athenian state.
Spoon with Phaistos Disc – 925 Sterling Silver
Made of 925⁰ sterling silver.
Handmade item.
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.
Spoon with Parthenon – 925 Sterling Silver
Made of 925 sterling silver.
Handmade item.
Parthenon – the main monument in Acropolis. It was built in the mid-5th century bce and dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena and is the brightest monument of the Athenian state.
