1910.20.21: Reproduction of a Gold Mycenaean Bead
Jewelry
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1910.20.21
- People
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Emile Gilliéron or son, Swiss (1850 - 1924; 1885 - 1939)
- Title
- Reproduction of a Gold Mycenaean Bead
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Work Type
- jewelry
- Date
- 19th-20th century
- Period
- Helladic period, Late
- Culture
- Mycenaean
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/59582
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Electrotype of gold original; intaglio
- Technique
- Electrotype
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 1.1 cm (3/4 x 7/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of James Loeb
- Accession Year
- 1910
- Object Number
- 1910.20.21
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- 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.
- Commentary
- Schliemann believed this to be a representation of Hercules slaying the Nemean Lion.
Verification Level
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