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394 : Bronze dagger with inlaid decoration
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depicting a lion hunt. The hunters carry spears and bows
and protect themselves with tower-shaped
and figure-of-eight shields.
One lion has been hurt and a man lies on the ground, while two more
lions escape.
On the reverse a lion hunts deer
Finds from Grave IV, Grave Circle A
Mycenae 16th century BC
National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece
Ancient Greece
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