diadema (English spelling)

Japanese: diadēma(英語表記)diadema
diadema (English spelling)

…The headgear made of gold with floral motifs and decorated with carnelian was excavated from the royal tombs of Ur in the first half of the 3rd millennium BCE, and the same was made of gold from the Megaron temple of Troy II. The belt-like design developed into a gold belt in Greece and was called the diadema. In the Hellenistic period, it was inlaid with precious stones, and in Byzantium, it was decorated with upright ornaments and jewels, completing the crown. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "diadēma" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古く前3千年紀前半のウルの王墓から金で花葉をかたどりカーネリアンで飾ったかぶりものが,またトロイアII市のメガロン神殿からやはり黄金製のものが出土しているが,これも同様である。帯状のものは,ギリシアにおいて金製の帯に発達してディアデマdiadēmaと呼ばれた。ヘレニズム時代になると貴石を象嵌(ぞうがん)したものが現れ,ビザンティンにおいてこれに立飾がつき,宝石を散りばめるようになって冠として完成した。…

※「diadēma」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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