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.)
Faience
6th-4th century BCEEgyptianBronze
8th century BCEGreekSilver
18th-19th centuryAmericanStone
EgyptianBlue glass
4th-3rd century BCEGreekBronze
1st millennium BCEIranianBronze
10th-8th century BCEIranianCopper alloy
1st-2nd millennium CEByzantineCopper alloy
9th-8th century BCEItalicBrass and glass
1st-3rd century CERomanCopper alloy
7th-8th centuryAvarMixed copper alloy
5th-6th centuryByzantine