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title: Bronze & Gold Mycenaean Sword
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13805/bronze--gold-mycenaean-sword/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-10-08
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# Bronze & Gold Mycenaean Sword

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Bronze & Gold Mycenaean Sword](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13805.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13805.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) [Mycenaean](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mycenaean_Civilization/) sword with a [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) handle inlaid with lapis lazuli, from [Mycenae](https://www.worldhistory.org/mycenae/), [Grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) IV, Grave Circle A, 16th century BCE.

National Archaeological Museum, [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/).

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2021, April 07). Bronze & Gold Mycenaean Sword. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13805/bronze--gold-mycenaean-sword/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Bronze & Gold Mycenaean Sword." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 07, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13805/bronze--gold-mycenaean-sword/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Bronze & Gold Mycenaean Sword." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Apr 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13805/bronze--gold-mycenaean-sword/>.

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