Kotinos Wreath on a Black Marble Base in BrassThe Kotinos which means olive tree branch, is inspired by the importance of the olive tree in Greek culture. The Ancient Greeks offered olive tree branches as wreaths to the winners of the Olympic and the Panathenaic Games. The olive tree was a symbol of prosperity, fertility, peace and euphoria. It has been known since Ancient times, because of the fact that its ideograms were found in both Linear A (1900 BC) and B (1400 BC). In particular, the