Golden cup on show at exhibition in Japan featuring German archaeologist

A golden cup is on display on April 14, 2015, at a special exhibition of items related to Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1980), a German pioneer in field archaeology, under way at a university museum in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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