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Title	Inlaid dagger blade with lion hunt.
Date	1600-1500 BCE?
Cultural Context	Mycenaean Greek Ancient Greek Aegean European Western European
Style/Period	Mycenaean Greek (ancient) Prehistoric Bronze Age
Subject	Daggers & swords Knives Arms & armament Hunting Lion hunting Men Shields Armor Spears Bows (Archery) Arrows Archery Fishing & hunting gear Lions Wild cats Animals Animal attacks Running
Description	From Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Greece.
Material	Bronze, inlaid with gold, silver, and niello Bronze (metal) Metal Gold (metal) Silver (metal) Alloy
Measurements	Approx. 9" long
Technique	Inlay (process) Niello (technique) Sculpting Metalworking
Work Type	Daggers & swords Weapons Arms & armament Bronzes (objects) Metalwork
Repository	National Archaeological Museum (Athens, Greece)
Source	Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 11th ed. Forth Worth: Harcourt, 2001. (fig.4-24, p.94)
Rights	Photo credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Hirmer Fotoarchiv, Munich.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 498-01.jpg
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