2 drawings of fresco fragments decorated with designs of buildings and heads/horses, 1955
Item
Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/2/3/11/3
Drawing of fresco fragments decorated with designs of buildings and heads/horses
Drawings of fresco fragments decorated with designs of buildings and heads/horses
Scope and Contents
2 drawings of fresco fragments from the House of the Oil Merchant, fallen from the upper storey. Drawn and signed by P. de Jong. Scale about 3:4.
i: horses and heads
ii: buildings
Dates
- Creation: 1955
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
gouache on paper, each piece H. 25.3 x W. 17.8 cm
Bibliography
Bennett, E. L., Wace A. J. B., French E. B., Chadwick, J. (1958). The Mycenae tablets II, pp. 8-9 for a written description of the frescoes and their archaeological context, and p. 33, Figs. 42, 43 for published images of these drawings.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Cambridge: Faculty of Classics Archives Repository
Contact:
Faculty of Classics
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge CB3 9DA United Kingdom
+441223 335193
archives@classics.cam.ac.uk
Faculty of Classics
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge CB3 9DA United Kingdom
+441223 335193
archives@classics.cam.ac.uk