Title

A gold necklace, possibly from the tomb of a priestess, 4th century BC. Artist: Unknown

Caption

A gold necklace, possibly from the tomb of a priestess. Two of the heads have horns, and so represent Io, a priestess of Hera who was raped by Zeus and turned by a jealous Hera into a Heifer, 4th century BC.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B75_078

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (3,1Mb) / 18,8in x 10,4in / 5630 x 3116 (300dpi)

Keywords

head religious religion color colour horned ornate death tomb necklace jewellery jewelry deity God mausoleum century burial concept goddess Hera CM Dixon 4th century BC Juno priestess object Unknown gold Dixon CM CM Dixon Mike Dixon CM Dixon gold object