
Jewelry
Stone
Greece
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section I.A.4 of Designated List in force since 2011.
In marble, limestone, and various semiprecious stones including rock crystal, amethyst, jasper, agate, steatite, and carnelian. Approximate date: 6th millennium B.C. to 12th century B.C.
Example shown:
Necklace made up of 2 pendants in the shape of boukranon (bull's skull), 11 trefoil beads, 2 spherical beads and 1 cylindrical bead
Material: Amber; Period: 510-500 B.C.; Provenance: Female Funeral, Tomb 20, Cemetery of Sindos, Macedonia; Place of Production: Macedonia; Dimensions: (central pendant) length - 2.6 cm. / width - 2.6 cm.
Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki