Images

A fragment from a fresco from the acropolis of Mycenae depicting the typical figure-of-eight shield design. 15th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A Mycenaean bronze tripod from Grave IV, Grave Circle A, Mycenae, 16th Century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A Mycenaean gold sword hilt with bronze blade. From a tomb in Skopelos, 15th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

Mycenaean bronze scales from the Vapheio tholos tomb, Laconia. 15th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A Mycenaean bronze tripod from Tiryns. Decorated with cow and goat heads with pomegranate and birds hanging from the upper ring. 12th century BCE. (National Archaeoloigcal Musem, Athens)

The gold revetment of a bronze Mycenaean sword. Grave Circle A, Mycenae, 16th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A stone anchor from a Greek sailing vessel, Piraeus. (Archaeological Museum, Piraeus)

The tondo of a red-figure kylix depicting a Satyr riding a donkey. c. 510 BCE. (Agora Museum, Athens)

Bronze Chalcidian helmet, 6th Century BCE. (Archaeological Museum, Piraeus)

A detail of a marble satyr, c. 150 BCE. (Agora Museum, Athens)