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View of acropolis summit from the north-west, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/3/2/1/36
View of acropolis summit from the north-west
View of acropolis summit from the north-west

Scope and Contents

On v., in typescript, 'MYCENAE. Acropolis summit, from the N.W. The Palace, over which the Temple was built, stood above the Terrace wall visible on the left at the top. The Middle Bronze Age Wall and the rooms where the ivory group was found are on the rocky ledge at the foot of the Terrace wall. The steep rock below this shows the natural strength of this, the inner and earlier, citadel'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939

Creator

Extent

1 photographic print(s) (1 photograph)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

H. 17.2 x W. 23.3 cm

General

Negative 39 A 2

Repository Details

Part of the University of Cambridge: Faculty of Classics Archives Repository

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