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Reproduction of a Mycenean Dagger
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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.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Museum Purchase
Title: Reproduction of a Mycenean Dagger
Description:
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.
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