Artemis-Inspired Arrowhead Pendant

A contemporary pendant inspired by Artemis and her association with the bow and arrow.

Inspired by the leaf-shaped arrowheads of ancient Greece, its elongated outline and raised central ridge turn an ancient form into an understated wearable object, crafted in gold-plated bronze.

€60 — pendant and chain included, presented in a box.

• Material: gold-plated bronze
• Includes pendant, chain and presentation box
• In stock; dispatched the next day
• Free shipping within Greece; international shipping €19

The archaeological background

“Leaf-shaped” describes a blade that broadens through its body and tapers to a point. A comparable bronze arrowhead in the Metropolitan Museum of Art has a leaf-shaped blade, a central midrib and a tang. The museum attributes it to Greek or Achaemenid production and dates it to the 6th–4th century BCE or later (object 26.199.291).

The British Museum records another leaf-shaped bronze arrowhead, with a midrib, socket and single barb, dated 675–400 BCE (object 1975,0605.78). Its catalogue discusses parallels across Anatolia and the Ionian cities. These examples show that related forms circulated across the Greek world and its eastern neighbours, with different methods of attachment.

This Archaeopolis piece is a modern jewellery interpretation of the arrowhead form. The museum objects provide comparative archaeological context; they do not establish this pendant as an exact replica of a particular excavated find.

Collection references

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Bronze arrowhead, 26.199.291
• British Museum — Arrow-head, 1975,0605.78

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Historical reference photo

A documented comparison for the form, motif or construction — not a photograph of the product offered for sale.

This is the museum arrowhead discussed in the historical context. Its leaf-shaped outline and central ridge offer a comparison for the pendant’s silhouette; the necklace is a contemporary jewellery interpretation, not an ancient pendant replica.