This very large pendant consists of an onyx cameo in a gold setting. The cameo shows Dionysus, the god of wine, carrying a thyrsus and accompanied by a panther, as he discovers a dejected Ariadne. She had helped the hero Theseus kill the Minotaur but he then abandoned her on the island of Naxos on [...]
This greenstone pendant is characteristic of the Maori, a polynesian tribe who settled New Zealand. The carved figure is human with an oversized head tilted to one side, arms resting on knees, and legs bent inward with his feet touching. Greenstone pendants derive their value from the hours spent carving into this hard stone. They [...]
