Minoan Bee Pendant

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 16 September 2012

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Minoan Bee Pendant — A solid gold Minoan pendant depicting two bees clutching a honeycomb, Old Palace cemetery at Chrysolakkos near Malia, Crete, 1800-1700 BCE.

Herakleion Archaeological Museum, Crete.

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Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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