Oak Wreath Wooden Frame in 24K Gold-Plated Brass

Oak Wreath within a frame decorated with oak leaves and acorns, made by 24K gold plated brass, on a marble base. It is inspired by the golden oak wreath that was found at the tomb of king Philip II of Macedon, in the city of Vergina in Greece, and dates to the 4th century B.C. In Ancient Greece, Balanis was one of the Hamadryades (a group of Dryad nymphs in the forest near Oxylosis). Balanis is the Hamadryad of acorn-bearing trees such as the holm and prickly-cupped oaks in the forest near Oxylos. The oak was the sacred tree of Zeus and oak wreaths were often found as grave goods in ancient royal tombs in Macedonia and Asia Minor.