{"id":5932,"date":"2025-11-09T09:59:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T09:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/prodotto\/goldibex\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T12:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:06:57","slug":"goldibex","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/en\/prodotto\/goldibex\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Ibex"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"product-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5932\" class=\"elementor elementor-5932 elementor-5148\" data-elementor-post-type=\"product\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-698e491 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"698e491\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73a0a3d\" data-id=\"73a0a3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c57b33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"9c57b33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6cd709\" data-id=\"a6cd709\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c86639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c86639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/B2EA74A4-3C8F-4443-BB30-7B697C0A933D-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5166\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/B2EA74A4-3C8F-4443-BB30-7B697C0A933D-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/B2EA74A4-3C8F-4443-BB30-7B697C0A933D-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/B2EA74A4-3C8F-4443-BB30-7B697C0A933D-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/B2EA74A4-3C8F-4443-BB30-7B697C0A933D-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/B2EA74A4-3C8F-4443-BB30-7B697C0A933D-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/B2EA74A4-3C8F-4443-BB30-7B697C0A933D-600x1067.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/B2EA74A4-3C8F-4443-BB30-7B697C0A933D-150x267.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/B2EA74A4-3C8F-4443-BB30-7B697C0A933D-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cffe69e\" data-id=\"cffe69e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0390ad color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0390ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_5d4fb1344addffd3\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel md-content enable-luminous-fast-follows enable-updated-hr-color stronger\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-busy=\"false\" aria-live=\"polite\"><div><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">In-depth Analysis by Dr. Francesca Deriu, Archaeologist<\/b><\/div><br \/><div><span class=\"citation-207\">The pendant draws inspiration from the <\/span><i data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"39\"><span class=\"citation-207\">Golden Ibex<\/span><\/i><span class=\"citation-207 citation-end-207\"> (or Gold Ibex), currently preserved in the Museum of Prehistoric Thera.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-206 citation-end-206\">The artifact was discovered in 1999 at Akrotiri, on the island of Thera (Santorini), and belongs to the context of the Minoan civilization, which flourished between the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC.<\/span><\/div><br \/><div>Akrotiri\u2014a city extraordinarily preserved under volcanic ash following the devastating eruption dating to the 17th or 16th century BC\u2014was brought back to light in the 1960s by the Greek archaeologist Spyridon Marinatos.<\/div><br \/><div>The artifact in question, dated to the 17th century BC, represents an absolute <i data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"79\">unicum<\/i>, as it is the only precious metal object found across the entire site. The violent eruption of Santorini was preceded by numerous earthquakes, which caused severe damage to buildings and prompted a timely evacuation by the inhabitants. This circumstance explains the absence of human remains and precious artifacts, standing in stark contrast to what was observed at Pompeii, where centuries later the population was caught entirely off guard by the sudden eruption.<\/div><br \/><div><span class=\"citation-205 citation-end-205\">The golden ibex was found inside a container placed atop a pile of debris.<\/span> Its survival has led scholars to hypothesize that it was intentionally left behind, perhaps as an apotropaic offering to ward off evil influences and appease the deities during a time of immense crisis.<\/div><br \/><div><span class=\"citation-204 citation-end-204\">From a technical standpoint, the artifact\u2014measuring 11 cm in length and weighing 180 g\u2014was crafted using hammering and chasing techniques, processes that allowed artisans to shape the metal with remarkable precision.<\/span><\/div><br \/><div>The combination of these techniques produced a strikingly naturalistic rendering, featuring delicate details such as the curvature of the horns, which bears witness to the mastery of Aegean craftsmen in closely observing and faithfully reproducing local fauna.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-afdd50e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"afdd50e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-05c23d8\" data-id=\"05c23d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd04d81 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd04d81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd4754d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"dd4754d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e921779\" data-id=\"e921779\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e492a35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"e492a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>BIBLIOGRAFIA<\/p><ul><li>Galeno, Galeno, De Remediis Parabilibus, libro I, 585, 586, libro II 603-607, 622-635, libro III 642,<br \/>657, 661<\/li><li>Celso, De Medicina, libro I, 6-6, libro III, 4, 7, 9, 13-15, 19, 24<\/li><li>Plinio, Naturalis Historia, libro XXIII, 33-68, 83, libro XXVIII, 72, 73, 75, 123-128, 135-137, libro<br \/>XXIX, 38-42, libro XX, 129, 133, 211<\/li><li>Dubois C., L\u2019alimentation des enfants en bas \u00e2ge : les biberons grecs. In: \u00abLes Dossiers\u00a0d\u2019arch\u00e9ologie\u00bb, n 356, 2013<\/li><li>Doubois C., Alimentation infantile: pratiques et culture mat\u00e9rielle dans la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 grecque. In: Una<br \/>favola breve. Archeologia e antropologia per la storia dell\u2019infanzia a cura di C. Lambrugo,\u00a0All'Insegna del Giglio, 2019<\/li><li>Jaeggi-Richoz S., La fabrique des b\u00e9b\u00e9s dans l\u2019Antiquit\u00e9. Enqu\u00eate sur les \u00ab biberons\u00bb gallo-<br \/>romains, Brepols Publisher, Belgio, 2024<\/li><li>Jaeggi-Richoz S., Seins de chair, seins de terre : symbolique et usage des biberons grecs et gallo-<br \/>romains, In: Allaiter de l\u2019Antiquit\u00e9 \u00e0 nos jours : Histoire et pratiques d\u2019une culture en Europe, a cura<br \/>di Foehr-Janssens Y., Solfaroli Camillocci D., Brepols Publishers, Turnhout, 2022<\/li><li>Jaeggi-Richoz S., Wittmann A., Garnier N., Biberon or not biberon? Les analyses biochimiques de<br \/>contenus et la question de la function des vases gallo-romains commun\u00e9ment appel\u00e9s \u00abbiberons\u00bb<br \/>Actes du Congr\u00e8s de Nyon, In: \u00abSFECAG\u00bb, 2015<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Which is the most famous ibex of antiquity?<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">The pendant takes inspiration from the <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"39\">Golden Ibex<\/b>, now preserved at the Prehistoric Museum of Thera. The artifact was discovered in 1999 at Akrotiri, on the island of Thera (Santorini), and dates back to the Minoan civilization, which flourished between the 3rd and 2nd millennium BC.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The price includes the pendant and a 50 cm long 925 Italian silver chain plated in yellow gold, complete with packaging containing an archaeological article certificate, a logo pouch, and a matching bag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[535],"product_tag":[622,502,492,530,532,623,624,625,626,627,544,628,629,630],"class_list":["post-5932","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-archeologia-greca-en","product_tag-akrotiri-en","product_tag-archaeologist-en","product_tag-archaeology-en","product_tag-archeologa-en","product_tag-archeologo-en","product_tag-civilta-minoica-en","product_tag-goldenibex-en","product_tag-goldibex-en","product_tag-ibex-en","product_tag-minoici-en","product_tag-roma-en","product_tag-santorini-en","product_tag-stambecco-en","product_tag-thera-en","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/5932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5932"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/5932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6028,"href":"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/5932\/revisions\/6028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=5932"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=5932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}