File:Minoan Master of Animals jewellery.jpg

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English: Part of the Aegina treasure. This golden pendant is called "Master of Animals". It is interpreted as showing an Cretan god in a field of lotus flowers. In each hand he holds a goose, while the background is composed of two unidentified objects that are considered to be either connected to "cult horns", the sacred horns of bulls, or maybe composite bows. British Museum Catalogue Jewellery #762. Description after Higgins: The Aegina Treasure, 1979 British Museum. GR 1892.5-20.8 BM Cat Jewelery 762.
Date April 2010
institution QS:P195,Q6373
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current16:53, 27 September 2015Thumbnail for version as of 16:53, 27 September 20152,055 × 2,155 (3.4 MB)JohnbodCropped 37 % horizontally and 12 % vertically using CropTool with lossless mode.
03:25, 19 May 2010Thumbnail for version as of 03:25, 19 May 20103,264 × 2,448 (6.42 MB)Bkwillwm{{Information |Description={{en|1=Sheet gold pendant showing a Cretan nature god. The figure has a Minoan kilt and is posed as a "Master of Animals." British Museum. GR 1892.5-20.8 BM Cat Jewelery 762.}} |Source={{own}} |Author=[[User:Bkwillwm|Bkwill

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