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Plaster Cast of Carving

1924.01.0002

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Carving   (1924.01.0002)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Emile Gillieron & Fils, Athens.
Geographic Location
Period Late Helladic III
Date 1300 BCE?
Culture Mycenaean
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 25.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 7.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 5.3 cm
Weight 668 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plaster, Pigment--Paint
Manufacturing Processes Cast

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Vermeule, E. Greece in the Bronze Age. Chicago, 1964. p. 219-220, pl. 39C.

Mylonas, G. Mycenae and the Mycenaean Age. Princeton, 1966. p. 196, fig. 143.

Hood, S. The Arts of Prehistoric Greece. New York, 1978. p. 127, fig. 116.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Classical Museum Purchase
Reproduction yes, The original is in the Athens National Museum.

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