{"product_id":"knossos-labyrinth-necklace","title":"Knossos Labyrinth Square Necklace","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eCreated exclusively for the Ashmolean Museum’s \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLabyrinth: Knossos, Myth \u0026amp; Reality\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e exhibition, the \u003cstrong\u003eKnossos Labyrinth Necklace\u003c\/strong\u003e reimagines one of the most extraordinary symbols to appear on the coinage of ancient Crete.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIts design is inspired by a silver coin struck at \u003cstrong\u003eKnossos around 350–325 BC\u003c\/strong\u003e, where a geometric square labyrinth dominates the reverse. Around it appear the name of the Knossians and small symbols including an arrowhead and thunderbolt. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe labyrinth had become inseparable from the identity of Knossos, drawing upon the legendary maze built for King Minos and the Minotaur. Ancient Knossian coinage repeatedly returned to this image, transforming myth into an emblem of the city itself. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eFinished in warm 18ct gold plating, the pendant preserves the irregular character of an ancient struck coin while carrying one of Crete’s most enduring symbols into jewellery designed to be worn today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWEAR THE PAST.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shinar Jewels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59268802937180,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/9234\/2364\/files\/KnossosLabyrinthSquareNecklace_90b4b6f5-1f8a-4fc7-9a2d-de339b49418c.jpg?v=1793561030","url":"https:\/\/www.shinarjewels.com\/products\/knossos-labyrinth-necklace","provider":"Shinar Jewels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}