19th-20th century
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.
1.9 x 1.1 cm (3/4 x 7/16 in.)
Iron
5th-3rd century BCEGreekGold
EtruscanTongue: Mixed copper alloy; Buckle: Leaded bronze
2nd-3rd century CERomanMixed copper alloy, silver inlays
9th-10th centuryAnglo-Saxonleaded bronze
6th-5th century BCEEast AsianCopper alloy
1st millennium BCEEtruscanBronze
10th-8th century BCEIranianTortoise shell?
19th centuryBritishGold
EtruscanBrass, blue paste, and gold
1st-3rd century CERomanCopper alloy
7th-8th centuryAvar