Volunteer Louise Pengelley shows a page from the 1638 Mercator Atlas to delegates of the Societies of Antiquaries of Ireland and Scotland today at the delightful Library of Innerpeffray, Scotland’s oldest free lending library - established 1680! https://innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk
Gold wreath with a bee and cicadas ~ c. 350–300 BCE
The oak leaves of this wreath are formed from two gold branches joined by a bee. On each side are a number of acorns and a cicada. The effect is beautiful!