Reproduction of a Gold Mycenaean Bead
1850 - 1924; 1885 - 1939
Emile Gilliéron or son
Mycenaean
Reproduction of gold bead showing a kneeling lion in intaglio. The lion's head is turned back as it kneels on a rocky slope. The original was found in Grave Circle A at Mycenae. It was possibly part of a necklace originally.
Electroype of gold original; intaglio
Helladic period, Late