Gold wreath with leaves and flowers of myrtle, apple and pear tree.
“The main part (choinikis) is composed of two tubular sheets connected at the front with gold wires which are interlaced forming the Heracles knot, while at the rear side are intersected and bent in two places.
Branches and stems with flowers of myrtle, apple- and pear-tree spring from the choinikis, some preserving traces of light blue and green enamel.
The type and structure of a wreath of myrtle in blossom with long branches and rich floral elements in a certain arrangement can be found in Central Macedonia, i.e. in the cist grave at Stavroupolis in Thessaloniki or in the antechamber of the tomb of Philip II at Vergina.
The technique is referred to Macedonian workshops of goldsmithery and documents its provenance from Macedonia.
End of the 4th c. B.C.” (from the museum label).

Returned to Greece on March 22nd, 2007 by The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu. USA.
Exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece.