Drawing of palanquin bearer fresco fragment, 1955

Item

Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/2/3/11/1

Drawing of palanquin bearer fresco fragment

Scope and Contents

Drawing of a palanquin bearer on a fresco from beneath the floor, of the southern part of the main corridor, of the House of the Oil Merchant. Drawn and signed by P. de Jong.

Dates

Creation: 1955

Creator

Jong, Piet, de, 1887-1967 (archaeological draughtsman and artist) (Person)

Conditions Governing Use

Extent

1 leaf/leaves (1 leaf of paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

gouache on paper, H. 24.5 x W. 34.6 cm

Bibliography

Wace, A. J. B. (1953). Part I. Preliminary Report on the Excavations of 1952. The Annual of the British School at Athens, 48, 1–18, pp. 14-15 for a written description of the fresco; ibid. Pl. 9, a, for an image of the actual artefact. Bennett, E. L., Wace A. J. B., French E. B., Chadwick, J. (1958). The Mycenae tablets II, p. 9 for discussion and Fig. 31 for an image of the fresco.