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Reproduction of a Gold Mycenaean Bead

Reproduction of a Gold Mycenaean Bead

1850 - 1924; 1885 - 1939

Emile Gilliéron or son

Mycenaean

Reproduction of gold bead showing a man slaying a lion in intaglio. The original was found in Grave Circle A at Mycenae. It was possibly part of a necklace originally.

Electrotype of gold original; intaglio

Helladic period, Late

Jewelry