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Reproduction of a dagger

Emile Gilliéron 

Period:
Late Helladic II-III
Date:
ca. 1450-1200 B.C.
Culture:
Mycenaean
Medium:
Metal, ivory and glass paste
Dimensions:
Other: 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 17 7/8 in. (7.3 x 5.4 x 45.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Dodge Fund, 1906
Accession Number:
06.220

This artwork is part of Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron & Son

This artwork is not on display

  • Description

    Found at Mycenae.

    This reproduction is based on a dagger handle made of a white vitreous material with gold inlay. The blade and circular blue glass inlays are completely restored. Gillieron used ivory, which had to be carved not cast, to imitate the porcelain. While the color of the original inlays is not known, it is likely that they would have contrasted with the white of the handle as Gillieron has done.

    The original is in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

  • References

    Archaiologike Hetaireia. 1897. Ephemeris archaiologike : ekdidomene hypo tes en Athenais Archaiologikes Hetairias. En Athenais : Hetairia, pl. VIII 5 & 6.

    Richter, G.M.A. 1906. "Reproduction of Mycenaean Metal Work." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 1:123-24.

    Stais, V. 1915. Collection Mycenienne. Athens: Musee National, 75, no. 3110.

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