ACHROMATIC RAINBOW

Books/ The Royal Tombs of Aigai:

Finds from the tomb of Philip II of Macedon and the Scythian princess Meda, in Aigai, Macedonia, Greece.

The golden diadem of the princess has been partially destroyed by the funeral pyre. It was set with inlaid blue glass paste, and had small springs that made certain elements quiver with motion.A piece of gold and purple textile that covered the princess’ bones inside the larnax.

Ceremonial armour, shield and sword of Phillip II. A detail from the golden larnax of Philip II, and a general view of how it’s displayed in the museum along with Philip’s golden wreath.

The gold sheet that decorated the gorytos (a Thraco-Scythian quiver that held both the bow and the arrows). It was either a gift or booty. It might be related to the Philip’s marriage with Meda. It bears a depiction of the fall of a city- Troy perhaps.