3 drawings of ivory Argonaut box 53-251, 1953

Item

Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/2/3/3/9

3 drawings of ivory Argonaut box 53-251

Scope and Contents

3 drawings, attributed to John Carswell, of the ivory Argonaut box 53-251.
i: loose sketch of some of the individual plaques and a posited reconstruction with reference to the Linear B written on clay sealings 506 and 502.
ii: detailed rendering of the pattern on all sides of the box, note in pencil by EBWF 'actual size'.
iii: posited reconstruction of the box, with later note in pencil by EBWF 'actual size in perspective'.
The object was found in the House of the Sphinxes, Room 8, South Annexe.

Dates

Creation: 1953

Conditions Governing Use

Extent

3 leaf/leaves (3 leaves of paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Parts i and ii, pencil on paper, Part iii, ink on paper all 3 pieces each H. 21 x W. 28.5 cm

Related Materials

National Archaeological Museum, Athens, 7551 Photograph negative 58 E 28

Bibliography

Wace, A. (1954). Part I. Preliminary Report on the Excavations of 1953. The Annual of the British School at Athens, 49, 231-243 , pp 239-240 & Pl 39a for discussion and photograph of the actual object. Wace, H., Williams, C., & British School at Athens. (1976). Mycenae: Guide (9th ed.), Pl. 6c, for the drawing.