File:Gold funerary breastplate.JPG

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English: Gold funerary breastplate. It's decorated with repoussé spirals. Two repoussé circles indicate the nipples. These breastplates are reminiscent of the luxurious Pharaonic Egyptian burials, where the mummified bodies were covered entirely with gold. Grave V, Grave Circle A, Mycenae, 16th century BC. Number 625 in the catalogue of National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
Español: Peto funerario de oro. Está decorado con espirales. Dos círculos repujados indican los pezones. Este peto tiene reminiscencias de los lujosos entierros faraónicos egipcios, en los que los cuerpos momificados eran cubiertos completamente con oro. Micenas, Tumba V, Círculo de Taumbas A, Micenas (siglo XVI a. C.) Nº 625 del catálogo del Museo Arqueológico Nacional de Atenas.
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