Gold bead in the form of a head wearing a helmet
Archaeological museum of Chora
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Gold bead in the form of a head wearing a helmet
1500 CE – 1400 BCE
Archaeological museum of Chora
palace of Nestor, pit grave beneath Room 97 in the Northeastern Building, Ano Englianos, Messenia
Width: 1.65 cm x Height: 1.95 cm
Gold bead in the form of a head wearing a helmet. Found along with other beads of gold, carnelian and amethyst and an ivory fragment in a pit grave beneath Room 97 in the Northeastern Building at the palace of Nestor. The rear side is flat. The hanging hole runs diagonally through the helmet.