Daedalus and Icarus Bulla

Rounded amulet with slightly pointed bottom, showing a winged man. He wears a vertical folded or striped tunic. His knees are bent as if squatting.

Etruscan gold bulla (amulet) featuring Daedalus and Icarus (reverse, not shown). Inscribed in retrograde Etruscan Vikare (and) Taitle, i.e., Icarus (and) Daedalus. Possibly from Comacchio, Italy.

Online Resources
The Walters Art Museum 57.371
Subjects
Daedalus
Icarus
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Unknown
Date
5th century BCE
Medium
gold
Dimensions
1 5/8 x 1 x 1 in. (4.1 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm)
Inscription
Vikare Taitle
Location
The Walters Art Museum
Image Credit
The Walters Art Museum

Gorytos (Bow Case and Quiver)

Gold gorytos (bow case and quiver) from the Tomb of Philip II of Macedon (Vergina)

Golden γωρυτός—a bow case and quiver—with a repoussé representation of a battle scene. From the tomb of Philip II of Macedon at Vergina (second half of the 4th c. BCE). Currently in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. In Odyssey 21.54, Penelope goes to the storeroom and retrieves the bow of Odysseus, "with the γωρυτός around it." 

Associated Passages
Homer, Odyssey
Date
4th c. BCE
Medium
gold
Location
Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
Image Credit
Wikipedia user Phyrexian
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