Lion Gate: exterior and bastion, 1921
Item
Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/3/2/2/14
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)
Conditions Governing Use
© British School at Athens
Extent
1 photographic print(s) (1 photograph)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
H. 10.9 x W. 15.3 cm.
Bibliography
Wace, A. J. B., and W. A. Heurtley. “§ VII.—The Lion Gate and Grave Circle Area.” The Annual of the British School at Athens, vol. 25, 1923, pp. 9–146, p. 9, Fig. 1
Wace, A. (1949). Mycenae, an archaeological history and guide. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. Illus. 72, a
Repository Details
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Faculty of Classics
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge CB3 9DA United Kingdom
+441223 335193
archives@classics.cam.ac.uk