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A masterpiece of Mycenaean goldsmithing 3.500 years old displayed at the Musée du Louvre
In an intact and extremely rich burial chamber of the 14th century BC, discovered by the French Archaeological Mission under the direction of M.C.F.A.Schaeffer in 1950 at Enkomi, prehistoric capital of the Island of Cyprus (Alasia), numerous gold jewels as well as two silver cups were found.
One of the cups, absolutely intact, showed traces of gold inlay covered by a greenish patina. After treatment in the laboratory of the British Museum in London, the cup proved to be made of solid silver, inlaid with gold and niello. The decoration shows a frieze of superbly rendered bull's heads surrounded by garlands and stylised flowers. It was probably a cup intended for libations.
The Department of Antiquities of Cyprus agreed that this very rare piece be exhibited for two months at the Musée du Louvre (room ) before it returns with the French Archaeological Mission to Cyprus, where the excavations at Enkomi-Alasia will be resumed in the month of October.
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