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Reproduction of a Gold Mycenaean Disc

Reproduction of a Gold Mycenaean Disc

1850 - 1924; 1885 - 1939

Emile Gilliéron or son

Mycenaean

Reproduction of gold disc with a representation of an octopus. The tentacles are shown in elaborate spirals and the head features two distinct eyes. The original was found in Grave Circle A at Mycenae.

Electrotype of gold original; repoussé

Helladic period, Late

Sculpture