Lion Gate: lintel and lion relief from east side with view of Grave Circle A beyond, 1921

Item

Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/3/2/2/15

Lion Gate: lintel and lion relief from east side with view of Grave Circle A beyond

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

Extent

1 photographic print(s) (1 photograph)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

H. 15.9 x W. 11.7 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, Pl. IVa Wace, A. (1949). Mycenae, an archaeological history and guide. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. Illus. 73, a