Data sheet
| Article group | Earrings |
| Gender | For Her |
| Depiction | Mailia Bees |
| Historic Period | Era: Minoan & Mycenean |
| Material | Solid Sterling Silver |
| Length (top to bottom excluding bails or hooks) | 55 mm (2 and 11⁄64in) |
| Width | 25 mm (63⁄64in) |
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Sterling silver fine museum reproduction earrings from the definitive Malia bees artifact, which is displayed at the 'Heraklion' archaeological museum in Crete dating back more than 3800 years. The motif despicts two bees storing away a drop of honey in a comb. This item constitutes one of the most important and renown specimens of minoan art and ancient jewelry making universaly.
Detail is very vivid and fine