19th-20th century
Reproduction of gold disc with a representation of an octopus. The tentacles are shown in elaborate spirals and the head features two distinct eyes. The original was found in Grave Circle A at Mycenae.
6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Bronze
20th centuryGermanBronze
20th centuryAmericanWood
7th century BCEEgyptianTerracotta
4th millennium BCEAnatolianTerracotta
RomanSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseWood with traces of pigment
20th centuryJapaneseMarble, probably Hymettan
2nd century CERomanPlaster
Plaster
19th centuryItalianPolychromed and gilt wood
16th centuryAustrian?Painted wood
20th centuryAmerican