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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.2199
People
Emile Gilliéron or son, Swiss (1850 - 1924; 1885 - 1939)
Title
Reproduction of a Gold Mycenaean Signet Ring
Classification
Jewelry
Work Type
ring
Date
19th-20th century
Period
Helladic period, Late
Culture
Mycenaean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290438

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Electrotype of gold; intaglio
Technique
Electrotype

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Mr. H. W. Bell Esq.
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.2199
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Reproduction of a gold ring showing a hunt scene in intaglio. A hunter and charioteer are shown in a chariot pulled by a running horse. On the original, two horses are shown. The hunter holds a bow and aims at a leaping stag. the original was found in Grave Circle A at Mycenae.

Verification Level

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