Gold pendant – Master of the Animals

Find spot:  Aegina
Date: 1850-1550 BCE
Dimensions: 6 cm H, 6.30 cm W
Clothing depicted: kilt, bracelets, arm bands, possible belt, possible shoes or greaves
Museum link: The British Museum Item number 1892,0520.8 https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1892-0520-8

Gold pendant showing a nature god – the “Master of Animals”; he holds two geese, and stands among lotus flowers. Behind the god are stylised bull’s horns. The pendant is made of sheet gold, the decoration worked in relief, and the whole backed with a plain sheet of gold.
Curator’s comments: Made on Crete, or by immigrant Cretan craftsmen on Aegina. Shows a strong influence from Egyptian wall-paintings.

I will note that this is a possible front-view of a men’s kilt.

Sylvie:
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