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Hellenistic Jewelry
When Alexander the Great conquered the Persian empire in 331 B.C., his domain extended from Greece to Asia Minor, Egypt, the Near East, and India. This unprecedented contact with distant cultures not only spread Greek styles across the known world, but also exposed Greek art and artists to new and exotic influences. Significant innovations in Greek jewelry can be traced even earlier to the time of Philip II of Macedonia (r. 359–336 B.C. ), father of Alexander the Great. An increasingly affluent society demanded luxurious objects, especially gold jewelry. With technical virtuosity, Greek artists executed sumptuously ornate designs, such as the beechnut pendant, the acanthus leaf, and the Herakles knot ( 1999.209 ).
Hellenistic Jewelry | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art the most important of whom were associated with the hellenistic royal courts. ... a wide variety of jewelry types were produced in the hellenistic period-earrings, necklaces, pendants, pins, bracelets, armbands, thigh bands, finger rings, wreaths, diadems, and other elaborate hair ornaments ( 1987.220 ). bracelets were often worn in pairs according to persian fashion ( 56.11.5-.6 ). and jewelry was frequently produced in matched sets ( 1994.230.4-.6 ). many pieces were inlaid with pearls and dazzling gems or semiprecious stones-
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![The Ganymede Jewelry [Hellenistic] (37.11.8-.17) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://kunstbus.com/images/k/me/www.metmuseum.org/toah_2F_images_2F_h2_2F_h2_37.11.8-.17.jpg)
The Ganymede Jewelry [Hellenistic] (37.11.8-.17) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art crystal hoops of the bracelets (ca. 330300 b.c.) have been carefully cut, carved, and polished to produce a twisted appearance, highlighted by wire bindings fitted into the valleys. the rams heads emerge from long elaborate collars decorated with three friezes enclosed within bands of darts and bordered by plain beaded wire. the upper frieze, an ivy chain on a vine, is tied at the center with a herakles knot and bears four bunches of grapes;
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/37.11.8-.17 [572 words]
![The Madytos Jewelry [Greek; Said to be from Madytos] (06.1217.1-.13) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://kunstbus.com/images/k/me/www.metmuseum.org/toah_2F_images_2F_h2_2F_h2_06.1217.1-.13.jpg)
The Madytos Jewelry [Greek; Said to be from Madytos] (06.1217.1-.13) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropoli said to be from madytos gold harris brisbane dick fund, 1906 (06.1217.1-.13) this group of jewelry is said to be from madytos on the european side of the hellespont. the gold diadem is richly worked in repousse with an elaborate floral pattern. dionysos, the god of wine, and his wife ariadne sit in the center; muses playing musical instruments perch among vines along the sides. the tiny figure of a muse playing a lyre also appears just above the crescent form on each of the boat-
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/06.1217.1-.13 [128 words]
Ganymede jewelry ¦ Highlights ¦ Greek and Roman Art ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of Art ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Ar crystal hoops of the bracelets (ca. 330-300 b.c.) have been carefully cut, carved, and polished to produce a twisted appearance, highlighted by wire bindings fitted into the valleys. the rams' heads emerge from long elaborate collars decorated with three friezes enclosed within bands of darts and bordered by plain beaded wire. the upper frieze, an ivy chain on a vine, is tied at the center with a herakles knot and bears four bunches of grapes;
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/ganymede_jewelry/objectview.aspx?page=1&sort=5&col [1003 words]
Pietro Giusti: Jewelry casket (1998.19) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art stands at the center of the front and back panels; the corners are carved with mythical beasts. one of the most successful designers and sculptors in nineteenth-century tuscany, giusti specialized in the carving of elaborate frames and caskets in the renaissance style. an almost identical casket was shown at the london international exhibition of 1862. The New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art collections include more than two million works of art spanning five thousand years from every part of the globe.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1998.19 [175 words]
Luxury Arts of Rome | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art such as costly silks imported from china or flamboyant wigs made from the hair of german or british slaves. ivory was also imported to rome mainly from africa via the nile. ... roman ladies also developed a taste for elaborate jewelry decorated with colorful, exotic stones. amber and pearl were two of the most popular and sought after materials; the former was brought from the baltic sea, and the finest pearls were imported from the persian gulf,
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/luxu/hd_luxu.htm [1523 words]
Art of the Hellenistic Age and the Hellenistic Tradition | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metr hellenistic art and culture emerged and flourished. ... hellenistic kingship remained the dominant political form in the greek east for nearly three centuries following the death of alexander the great. royal families lived in splendid palaces with elaborate banquet halls and sumptuously decorated rooms and gardens. court festivals and symposia held in the royal palaces provided opportunities for lavish displays of wealth. hellenistic kings became prominent patrons of the arts,
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