Gold plated pin with&nbsp;a lion.Herodotus (Historiai 7.121.1) reports that during Xerxes' invasion of Greece in 480 BC, his army encountered several night attacks from lions as it crossed Macedonia. Xenophon in his work Kynigetikos (4th century BC) becomes more specific saying that the lions' lairs were the mountains Hortiatis and Pangaeo. So it seems that the lions that once lived in our country were limited to Macedonia and Northern Greece in general.Of course, the most famous lion of Greek mythology is that of Nemea, this mythical animal that spread terror in the northeastern Peloponnese and was killed by the bare hands of the first of the Greek heroes, Heracles. The skin of this lion, the lioness, was worn by the hero to protect him and is depicted with it in numerous representations on vases, reliefs, coins and seals from the 6th c. e.g. and since then.

PIN | LION

Gold plated pin with bee. Since prehistoric times, people have recognized the nutritional value of honey. In art the presence of the bee is strong in jewelry, gold tiles or in representations on vases and coins.The insect is inextricably linked to the goddess Artemis and particularly to her temple in Ephesus (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world), whose priestesses were called "Bees". At the same time, the bee was established as one of the emblems of the ancient city of Ephesus and is consistently depicted on monetary types from the end of the 7th century BC. According to Porphyry (About the den of nymphs in the Odyssey), the priestesses of the goddess Demeter in Eleusis were also called "bees".

PIN | BEE

Gold plated pin of flying ram with child.The image refers to the legend of the Argonautic expedition. Pelias, king of Iolcus, asked Jason to bring him the golden fleece that was in the land of the Colchis, hung on an oak tree in the grove of the god Ares and guarded by a sleepless dragon. The Golden Ram had carried Phrixos and Helli on his back, in order to escape from Boeotia, so that they would not be sacrificed on the altar of Zeus. When Phrixus escaped unharmed to Colchis, he sacrificed the Ram to the god and offered its skin, the fleece, to King Aetes.

PIN | FLYING RAM WITH CHILD

Gold plated pin with Zeus holding an eagle.The eagle is the sacred bird of Zeus (Διὸς ὂρNIS). When the gods divided the birds, Zeus got the eagle, the bird that flies highest of all, close to the sun, without burning its wings. It is said that when Zeus came of age and moved against the Titans, he manifested himself as an eagle and from then on made it his sacred symbol and destroyed it (Eratosthenus, Catasterisms, 1.30).The god took the form of an eagle to charm Ganymede, the most beautiful of mortals, whom he brought to Olympus making him his wine bearer. Because of its association with the king of the gods, the eagle became a symbol of royal authority both in Macedonia and in the kingdoms of Alexander's successors and, later, the Roman emperors.

PIN | ZEUS AND EAGLE

Gold plated pin with muse holding a lyre.&nbsp;&nbsp;Nine Nymphs, daughters of Zeus and the titanic Mnemosyne (Memory), who roamed the Pieria mountains and Parnassus enchanted by the sounds of the lyre of Apollo Musagetis. Each of them was a patron of an artistic activity. Erato, as the patroness of love (as her name suggests) and marriage, is associated with love and lyric poetry. Because of her association with love, she is often depicted naked holding her symbol: a lyre."And now Muse Erato, come to us and tell us how Jason brought the golden Fleece from his suitor to Medea because you have the graces of Cyprid Venus and bring magic to unmarried girls."1-5 Argonauts Book C

PIN | MUSE WITH LYRE

PIN | HYDRA

In greek mythology Medusa is one of the three Mermaids. Among those three sisters, Medusa was the only mortal. Her other name was “Γοργώ” (Gorgo), which means “wild look”. The goddess Athena depicted on her shield the head of Medusa, the "mermaid" as a weapon in battle. The mermaid is considered as an amulet that keeps the evil away. In antiquity it has been imprinted on many Greek and Roman objects such as shields, chests, mosaics and coins.

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Exclusively created for the exhibition “KΑLLOS. The Ultimate Beauty”.

'MERMAID' | PIN

In greek mythology Medusa is one of the three Mermaids. Among those three sisters, Medusa was the only mortal. Her other name was “Γοργώ” (Gorgo), which means “wild look”. The goddess Athena depicted on her shield the head of Medusa, the "mermaid" as a weapon in battle. The mermaid is considered as an amulet that keeps the evil away. In antiquity it has been imprinted on many Greek and Roman objects such as shields, chests, mosaics and coins.

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Exclusively created for the exhibition “KΑLLOS. The Ultimate Beauty”.

MEDUSA | PIN

PIN | HEAD OF A FIGURINE

PIN | VIOLIN SHAPED

Gold plated pin&nbsp;with&nbsp;schematic&nbsp;figurine&nbsp;that look like the human body.

PIN | SCHEMATIC FIGURINE

Pin with schematic figurine from western Anatolia, representing the human figure in a highly abstract way

PIN | FIGURINE

PIN | NEOLITHIC BROOCH

Piece of jewel adapted from spiral, the motif that decorates Cycladic jugs and vessels and symbolises the sea.