greek-museums: Archaeological Museum of Heraklion: Bronze sword with gold-covered rivers for securin
greek-museums: Archaeological Museum of Heraklion: Bronze sword with gold-covered rivers for securing the hilt. The inner sheathing of the sword pommel is decorated with a repousse acrobat performing a full backward sommersault. His depiction on the sword may indicate that the acrobat was performing this leap over a sword set upright, at the risk of his life. References to such “leaps of death” by both male and female acrobats are found in later ancient sources. Palace of Malia. 1800-1600 B.C -- source link
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