
The Sacred Sound of Mount Idi: A Bronze Tympanon from the 8th Century BCE
Myth, Power, and Eastern Influence in a Cretan Artifact Discovered in a sacred cave on Mount Idi (modern Greek: Idi, also known in classical sources as Ida) on the island of Crete, this exceptional bronze tympanon, dating to the late 8th century BCE, offers a rare glimpse into the ritual, mythological, and artistic life of