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The delicate plaques would probably have been sewn onto a textile. The combination of acorns and bees is long-lived in the Greek world. This motif recurs on an exceptional gold phiale (libation bowl; 62.11.1) dated two centuries later and on view in the gallery of Greek art of the fourth century on the main floor.
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Title: Gold ornaments with acorns and bees
Period: Archaic
Date: 6th century BCE
Culture: East Greek
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: H.: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: The Bothmer Purchase Fund, 1977
Accession Number: 1977.11.11–.24
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