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