3,400-year-old gold diadems and mouth-pieces from Cyprus blend the art of Egypt, Greece and the Near East
Phys.org
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Buried in the rubble outside an ancient city, archaeologists have discovered golden diadems and mouthpieces stamped with sun-crowned bulls and running ibexes.
Their designs borrow from nearly every corner of the ancient Mediterranean, providing a snapshot of ancient trade in one of history's first great ages of globalization.