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Lion Gate: view from within citadel from Ramp looking down to the interior of the Lion Gate, 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/3/2/2/10
Lion Gate: view from within citadel  from Ramp looking down to the interior of the Lion Gate
Lion Gate: view from within citadel from Ramp looking down to the interior of the Lion Gate

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

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

Repository Details

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

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