Mycenaean Lion Rhyton

Mark Cartwright

by Mark Cartwright
published on 04 January 2015

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Mycenaean Lion Rhyton — A gold rhyton in the form of a lion's head. From Grave Circle A, Mycenae, 16th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

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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.

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