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Shield fragments from the Idaean Cave by diffendale

Shield fragments from the Idaean Cave

Inv. 11764/2: Part of a bronze shield embossed with rosette, guilloche and bovine patterns.
Cretan, 8th c. BCE.
Inv. 11762/29α: Part of a bronze shield with embossed floral decoration, 8th c. BCE.

From the Idaean Cave, Crete.

National Archaeological Museum
Athens, Greece

Bronze vessels from the Idaean Cave by diffendale

Bronze vessels from the Idaean Cave

Inv. 11790/8: Small one-handled bronze bowl, probably early 7th c. BCE.
Inv. 18231: Bronze ladle.
Inv. 18228: Bronze bowl with lotus flowers on handles, of Cypriot type. Cretan, first half of the 8th c. BCE.

From the Idaean Cave, Crete.

National Archaeological Museum
Athens, Greece

Shield fragments from the Idaean Cave by diffendale

Shield fragments from the Idaean Cave

Inv. 11762/28: Fragment of a bronze shield with embossed decoration, 8th c. BCE.
Inv. 11762/1: Fragment of a bronze shield with embossed sphinxes and lions. Probably Cretan (with Assyrian influences), mid 8th c. BCE.

From the Idaean Cave, Crete.

National Archaeological Museum
Athens, Greece