Enamel Minoan Dolphin Pendant w/catching cord and matching earrings
These Enamel Minoan Dolphin Pendant and set of earrings feature Minoan Dolphins, inspired by the fresco of dolphins which was painted on the wall of the Queen's Hall in the Palace of Knossos in Crete.
Comes in 8 different colors (click on "more pictures" to see the color variations)
Imported from Greece
Enamel, Multiple Matching Cord
Approx. Cord Lenght (16 in) 40cm
Each Earring Approx. (0.4 in) 1cm x (0.8 in) 2cm
Pendant Approx. (0.6 in) 1.5cm x (1.2 in) 3cm
(Photos are not actual size)
History
Minoan Dolphin Fresco painted on the wall of the Queen's Hall in the Palace of Knossos in Crete. Dolphins appear in a number of Greek myths, invariably as helpers of humankind. Dolphins also seem to have been important to the Minoans, judging by artistic evidence from the ruined palace at Knossos. Dolphins were sacred to both Aphrodite and Apollo, also the messengers of Poseidon, Greek god of the sea, and sometimes did errands for him as well.