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Grave Circle A is a 16th-century BC royal cemetery situated to the south of the Lion Gate, the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae in southern Greece. [1] This burial complex was initially constructed outside the walls of Mycenae and ultimately enclosed in the acropolis when the fortification was extended during the 13th century BC. [1]
English: Dagger. Bronze, inlaid with silver and gold. Hunting lions. Mycenaean Late Bronze Age, ca. 16 century BCE. National Archaeological Museum of Athens N 394. The original image was taken by Zde and filed on Wikimedia commons with CCASA 3.0 license.
One of the daggers found in Grave IV in Grave Circle A depicted a lion hunt, which may represent another status marker as the lion hunt was a motif that connected power and leadership. The dagger also contained certain aspects like the hunters wearing tall oxhide shields that were common in Greek frescoes . [ 7 ]
Blade of the "Lion Hunt Dagger", National Archaeological Museum, Athens. The most famous of these are a few inlaid with elaborate scenes in gold and silver set against a black (or now black) "niello" background, whose actual material and technique have been much discussed. These have long thin scenes running along the centre of the blade, which ...
Moghul Lion Hunt. Empikas (warrior delegation) plan a lion hunt in advance in secret. Only the warriors are permitted to know about the day of the hunt. The secret is considered so important that Ilbarnot (young warriors) from the same age-set are denied information regarding the hunt, due to the older warriors fearing discovery from anti-hunt ...
Grave Circle B in Mycenae is a 17th–16th century BCE royal cemetery situated outside the late Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece.This burial complex was constructed outside the fortification walls of Mycenae and together with Grave Circle A represent one of the major characteristics of the early phase of the Mycenaean civilization.
The Lion Gate at Mycenae The Bronze Age in mainland Greece is generally termed as the " Helladic period " by modern archaeologists, after Hellas , the Greek name for Greece . This period is divided into three subperiods: The Early Helladic (EH) period ( c. 3200 –2000 BC) [ 13 ] was a time of prosperity with the use of metals and a growth in ...
Cyclopean masonry, backside of the Lion Gate in Mycenae The construction of defensive structures was closely linked with the establishment of the palatial centers in mainland Greece. The principal Mycenaean centers were well-fortified and usually situated on an elevated terrain, such as in Athens , Tiryns and Mycenae or on coastal plains, in ...