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| Description: From Shaft Grave IV, Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Greece. c. 1550–1500 BCE. Bronze inlaid with gold, silver, and niello, length 9-3/8" (23.8 cm). National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Shaft Graves The earliest burials were in shaft graves, vertical pits 20 to 25 feet deep. There were 30 pounds of gold objects found in the shaft graves. Also found were bronze dagger blades decorated with inlaid scenes. In Mycenae, the graves of important people were enclosed in a circle of standing stone slabs. Picture Stats: Views: 202 Filesize: 141.94kB Height: 825 Width: 1330 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=35378 |