Reproduction of a Gold Mycenaean Ornament
1850 - 1924; 1885 - 1939
Emile Gilliéron or son
Mycenaean
Reproduction of gold ornamental cut out representing a Minoan temple with horns of consecration and birds on the roof. The originals of several such objects were found in Grave Circle A at Mycenae. These particular cut outs may have been imported from Crete.
Electrotype of gold original; repoussé
Helladic period, Late