archaicwonder:Cypriot Agate Scepter Head, c. 950 BC, Late Cypro-Geometric I – Early Cypro-Geometric
archaicwonder:Cypriot Agate Scepter Head, c. 950 BC, Late Cypro-Geometric I – Early Cypro-Geometric IIScepter and mace heads are well-attested Cypriot implements, but this example is exceptional in the magnificence of its material. The head itself is set on an iron shaft. During the Late Geometric and Archaic periods, rulers of the major centers of Cyprus gained considerable wealth from natural resources, notably copper, and from active trade, especially with the Phoenicians. -- source link
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