Lion Gate: foundations in space between western flanking wall and east wall of Granary, 1921
Item
Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/3/2/2/8
Scope and Contents
From the File:
These photographs feature Mycenae’s iconic Lion Gate, the main entry point into the ancient citadel. In 1920 and 1921, A. J. B. Wace in particular investigated the foundations of a building, posited to be the base of a staircase, between the inner face of the west wing of the Gate and the east wall of the Granary.
Dates
- Creation: 1921
Creator
- From the Fonds: Wace, Alan John Bayard, 1879-1957 (archaeologist) (Person)
Extent
1 photographic print(s) (1 photograph)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
H. 6.5 x W. 11 cm, contact print
Bibliography
For a written description of this area see Wace, A. (1949). Mycenae, an archaeological history and guide. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press, p. 54
General
Negative is held in the archive.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Cambridge: Faculty of Classics Archives Repository
Contact:
Faculty of Classics
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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