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Reproduction of gold ornament showing tripartite shrine with birds
From mold by: E. Gilliéron & Fils (Swiss)
Manufactured by: Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF) (German, 1853–present)
Manufactured by: Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF) (German, 1853–present)
Early Aegean, Helladic
Bronze Age, Late Helladic I Period
about 1901
Medium/Technique
Gilt-copper-alloy electrotype
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.077 H. 0.065 W.
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number01.5391
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsReproductions
DescriptionOriginal gold ornament showing tripartite shrine with birds in National Archaeological Museum, Athens (Late Helladic I Period, about 1600-1500 B.C., excavated in 1876 in Shaft Grave III, Grave Circle A, Mycenae).
ProvenancePurchased of Galvanoplastische Kunstanstalt, Geislingen, for $354.54 (this is the total price for MFA 01.5355-01.5424)