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Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron and Son

Seán Hemingway, curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, discusses early twentieth-century reproductions of works from Sir Arthur Evans's historic excavations of Minoan Crete and Heinrich Schliemann's Mycenaean Greece.

This lecture was recorded on September 9, 2011, in conjunction with the exhibition Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron & Son, on view May 17, 2011, through June 17, 2012.

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Bronze belt clasp

Period:: Geometric
Date:: 7th century B.C.
Culture:: Greek
Medium:: bronze
Dimensions:: Overall: 2 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (6.4 x 24.8 cm)
Classification:: Bronzes
Credit Line:: Purchase, Moschalaidis Foundation Gift, 1997
Accession Number:: 1997.213

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 151

Description

This type of object is characteristic of northern Greece, particularly Macedonia. The extraordinary delicacy and technical mastery in the execution of the triangles and concentric circles are especially noteworthy.
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