Stone ornaments – Aspects of Beauty

From Sesklo, Thessaly. Early Neolithic, 6500-5800 BC.
(EAM/NAM Π 6004.21, Π 6004.20, Π 6004.23, Π 6004.32, Π 6004.9, Π 6004.12, Π 6004.11)

Red jasper, black and green steatite, serpentine, schist, serve as raw materials for beads, earstuds, small hair-pins and garment. Τhey reflect primordial aesthetics and symbolize aspects of nature.