Bronze dagger with an embossed representation of a lion-hunt. Detail
Gold and silver on niello. 16th century BCE.
Athens, National Archaeological Museum
Bronze dagger with an embossed representation of a lion-hunt. Detail.
Gold and silver on niello. 16th century BCE.
Athens, National Archaeological Museum
(Αθήνα, Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο).
Origin:
From Mycenae (from Grave IV of Grave Circle A).
Credits:
© 1998 Photo, text: Valavanis P., Petrakos V., Delivorrias A. Great Moments in Greek Archaeology. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2007. P. 126, ill. 18.
© Photo: Demakopoulou K. (ed.), The Mycenaean World. Five Centuries of Early Greek Culture 1600-1100 BC (1988).
© Photo: Demakopoulou K. (ed.), The Mycenaean World. Five Centuries of Early Greek Culture 1600-1100 BC (1988).
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