The monumental entry to the citadel of Mycenae, the ancient Bronze Age capital, was decorated with a large triangular relief usually called ‘The Lion Gate’. Two rampant lions place their fore-paws on a pedestal that holds a tapering, Minoan-style column.  The architectural details provide evidence for the Minoan culture’s influence upon the Mycenaean. The lions’ heads were thought to be in bronze or, very likely, gilded bronze (holes for them can still be seen). It must have been a remarkable and impressive portal.