Spider – Archaeology Barrette – Wooden Biblical Barrette – Ancient Ties

Product Description

This Spider archaeology barrette, one of the” ancient ties” wood barrette series,features a motif originally found on a pottery shard discovered in Israel.

Fashioned from hardwoods by Etz-Ron, these hair  barrettes are decorated with designs patterned after those found on pottery of the Canaanite, Egyptian and Philistine peoples from before the period of the exodus through the period of the Israelite kings. Typical motifs found on the pottery were fish and birds looking back (Philistine), birds and palm, ibex and palm (Canaanite) and geometric patterns.

This Archaeology Barrette is part of the “Ancient Ties” barrette series, and  found on a pottery shards in the archaeology excavations at Megiddo and Lachish in Israel.

Hair combs, hair slides  and hair ornaments have been found in archaeological sites in Israel dating from as early as 12,000 years ago, made from shell, bone, and wood.

The hair  barrettes are made from a variety of light colored hard woods such as maple, beech, cherry and more. The metal barrette fastening on the back side is screwed into the wood.

Please contact me  if you have a wood preference.

This design has been burnt onto the wood. Oak wood.

Dimensions: 3.75″ x .82″ x .6 Th “(9.5 x 2 x 1.5 Th cm) including barrette back.