3 juin 2021
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Nikolas Papadimitriou et al., « 15. Technological Study and Interpretation of Rhomboid Accessories from Grave Circle A, Mycenae », Presses universitaires de Louvain, ID : 10670/1.mu3ej8
Among the luxurious artefacts that furnished the burials of Grave Circle A at Mycenae, Schliemann collected dozens of gold-coated items of bone, either of rounded or rhomboid shape, carved with geometric patterns (bands of meanders, concentric circles, spirals, whirls and zig-zags) (Schliemann 1880: 258-266; Karo 1930-33: pl. LIX-LXVI). Most of these objects date to LHI and have been interpreted as ‘buttons’, ‘brooches’ or generally ‘clothing ornaments’ (Vermeule 1975: 23; Dickinson 1977: 77,...