2 drawings by P. de Jong of faience cylinder 39-170, 1939
Scope and Contents
2 drawings of a faience cylinder and its impression.
i: the seal's impression, 'three figures separated by two tree designs, advancing toward a bird' [Porada, 1957, p. 200]
ii: drawing of the cylinder seal itself. Both images were originally mounted side-by-side and printed as one illustration.
The seal was excavated in the Palace area, below the North terrace (the Prinaria).
Dates
- Creation: 1939
Creator
Conditions Governing Use
© British School at Athens
Extent
2 leaf/leaves (2 leaves of paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Both drawings are in pencil, with white gouache highlights, on paper. i: H. 11 x W. 12 cm ii: H. 16.9 x W. 12.6 cm
Bibliography
General
N. B. BSA vol. 52, p. 197, note 1, "In the excavation notebooks and on the labels this area was known as 'Prinaria' from the oak scrub'.
Repository Details
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