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GCSE Classics · key term
Objects worn for decoration, such as necklaces, earrings, rings and ornamental headbands.
Used by OCR
Paper 3
Revise: JewelleryMycenaean jewellery combined valuable materials with skilled craftsmanship. Finds include earrings, rings, necklace beads, pins and ornaments sewn onto clothing. Diadems—ornamental headbands—also formed part of Mycenaean metalwork.
Support judgements about craftsmanship with jewellery examples, such as earrings, rings, diadems or decorated beads, rather than simply calling the objects beautiful.
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