Guitar pick with engraved depiction of a bull's head, that is inspired by an ancient rhyton and the myth of the Minotaur. According to Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a creature with human body and head of a bull, who was killed by Theseus.
1600 B.C., Knossos, Crete.
Dimensions: 2,6cm x 3cm x 1mm
Solid silver 925°.
Guitar pick with engraved depiction of one of the Erechtheion Caryatids from the Acropolis of Athens. The caryatid is an ancient sculpture of a female form.
Around 420 B.C., Athens, Ancient Greece.
Our collection of accessories includes a guitar pick with an engraved depiction of Apollo's lyre. Apollo was the patron god of music and arts. The lyre is considered the "national" musical instrument of the ancient Greeks. The design of the lyre is inspired by a representation of Apollo and his lyre on an attic white-ground lekythos (vase), which was found at Delphi and is probably attributed to Pistoxenos Painter.
480 - 470 B.C., Delphi.
Guitar pick with engraved design of an owl, inspired by the silver tetradrachm coin of ancient Athens. The owl was the sacred bird of goddess Athena and the symbol of wisdom in Ancient Greece.
449-419 B.C., Athens
Guitar pick with engraved depiction of the Star of Vergina, which decorated the golden larnax (ash-chest), which was found in the tomb of King Philip II of Macedonia. It was a common symbol of ancient Greece, that we find decorating ancient coins, pottery, paintings and statues, long before the Macedonian kingdom and Argead dynasty.
5th century B.C., Vergina, Macedonia.
Our guitar pick features an engraved design of a runner, inspired by the stadion race, which was a running event at the ancient Olympic Games. It was the first and only sport in the ancient Olympic Games, until 728 B.C.
776 B.C., Olympia.
Guitar pick with engraved design, inspired by the "Bees" pendant of Malia. The gold pendant was discovered at the Necropolis of the Minoan Palace of Malia, in Crete. The honeybees pendant depicts two bees curved towards each other and their wings outstretched, clasping a honeycomb into which they are placing a small drop of honey.
1800 B.C., Malia, Crete.
Our guitar pick features an engraved design of the double-headed eagle, which was one of the most important symbols of the Byzantine Empire. The two heads represent the Emperor having authority over both secular and religious matters and it signified the dominance of the Byzantine Emperors over both East and West.
330 - 1453 B.C., Byzantium.
Alexander the Great silver guitar pick. The engraving depicts the head of Alexander the Great, son of King Philip II of Macedon. The design is inspired by the gold medal from Tarsus in Cilicia. 3rd century B.C., Cilicia. Play your guitar with style!
Guitar pick with engraved design of dolphines, inspired by the well known fresco depicting a ship parade (Niopompi) from Akrotiri archeological site in Santorini.
1650 B.C., Santorini
Our guitar pick features an engraved design of the kotinos, which was an olive leaf wreath, that was given as a prize to the winner of the ancient Olympic Games. The ancient Greeks worshiped the olive tree, as it was the sacred tree of goddess Athena and a symbol of peace and the Olympic ideals. 776 B.C., Olympia.
Guitar pick with engraved design of two swallows, based on detail of the famous wall-painting "Spring" at the Akrotiri in Thera, Santorini. The fresco's theme depicts the springtime revival of Theran nature.
16th century B.C., Santorini