Detail of inlay on a Mycenaean bronze dagger showing a lion hunt, 16th century. Artist: Unknown

Detail of inlay on a Mycenaean bronze dagger showing a lion hunt, 16th century. Artist: Unknown

2-605-409 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

Detail of inlay in gold, niello and electrum, on a Mycenaean bronze dagger showing a lion hunt. It was discovered in shaft grave IV at Mycenae, by Schliemann in 1876. Now at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 16th century.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. CM Dixon: British: Photographer

Medium
  1. Bronze

Picture Type
  1. Object

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Greece Peloponnese Argolís Mycenae

  1. 37 45 00 N , 022 44 00 E

Category Hierarchy

History & Politics War & Military Military Uniform & Equipment

History & Politics Artefacts


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5693x3097
File Size : 51,654kb


Aliases

  1. MKSB4
  1. 7E
  1. 0370003493
  1. 2-605-409
  1. 2605409

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