19th-20th century
Reproduction of gold ornamental cut out representing a Minoan temple with horns of consecration and birds on the roof. The originals of several such objects were found in Grave Circle A at Mycenae. These particular cut outs may have been imported from Crete.
6.9 x 7.5 cm (2 11/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Marble from Naxos, the Roman Imperial quarries
1st century BCE-2nd century CEGreekBronze
19th centuryFrenchMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseTerracotta, traces of paint
4th century CEGreekMarble
19th-20th centuryAmericanLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-brown glaze and with localized splashes of emerald green
8th centuryChineseBronze with blackish-brown patina
19th centuryFrenchBronze
19th-20th centuryAmericanBronze
16th centuryCopper alloy
6th-4th century BCEEtruscan