Reproduction of a Mycenaean Dagger
1850 - 1924; 1885 - 1939
Emile Gilliéron or son
Mycenaean
Reproduction of original bronze dagger with silver and gold inlaid decoration showing a lion hunt on one side and lions pursuing prey on the opposite. The electrotype includes a handle and a reproduction of a gold pommel with a repoussé lion battling a spotted panther. The original blade and pommel were found separately within the same burial in Grave Circle A at Mycenae.
Electrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid
Helladic period, Late